FC Barcelona is in a mess. Prosecuted for corruption by the Spanish courts, while former leaders, including Josep Maria Bartomeu will also have to answer for their actions in court, Barça risks taking very expensive in the context of this Negreira affair. As a reminder, the leader of La Liga has, for several years, paid millions of euros to a former referee who is a member of the Spanish referees committee, in order to obtain various services. A case that makes people talk in Spain, of course.
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Barça risks receiving heavy sanctions on the national scene. A financial penalty in the best case, but also the possibility of being suspended from all activity for several years. The team led by Joan Laporta also risks seeing the Liga titles obtained over this period to be defined be withdrawn, and in the worst case, even if it is very unlikely, justice could order the dissolution of the club.
Farewell to the Champions League?
And as indicated AS, Barça can also be heavily sanctioned on the European scene. The newspaper explains that the La Liga leader can also simply be expelled from the Champions League. UEFA does not appreciate this type of case, and does not want a club embroiled in dark stories, in its competitions. Mainly for questions of image and ethics.
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The media cites in particular the examples of various Turkish clubs expelled in the early 2010s, as well as that of Steaua Bucharest, all implicated in corruption cases. The Champions League regulations are very clear on this subject and allow UEFA to suspend clubs in this type of situation. A possibility which is already being studied internally by the organization which governs European football. Barça can therefore tremble…
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