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UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Real Madrid’s Planned Retaliation to Lamine Yamal Accusations—Report

A Barcelona legend has responded to Yamal’s wild claims.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 25, 2025

‘Many Issues’—Ex-Barcelona President Breaks Silence As Negreira Trial Begins

Barcelona have been accused of sporting corruption over payments to a former refereeing official.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 19, 2025

Xavi accuses referees of bias, claims Barcelona paying for past case

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández criticizes LaLiga referees for unfair decisions against his team and suggests they are paying for past controversies.

Former Spanish referee committee VP to testify in Barcelona corruption case

Former Spanish refereeing committee vice president, José María Enríquez Negreira, must testify as a defendant over payments from Barcelona after his dement...

Spanish police raid soccer federation as part of probe into Barcelona's payments to referee official

Spanish police have raided offices of the country's soccer federation as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

‘Public lynching’: Barça’s Laporta hits back at claims of payments to referees

Joan Laporta denied allegations Barcelona tried to buy favourable decisions from referees insisting the club were victims of a gigantic smear campaign

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

Real Madrid are 'already crying' ahead of Chelsea clash as Frank Lampard given hope

Italian referee Daniele Orsato has been appointed to referee the Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday evening and the Spanish press are not happy.

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023

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Barcelona host Real Madrid amid angst over referee payment scandal

La Liga’s giants were briefly on the same page but the case against Barça has injected a level of paranoia into this title race

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

Prosecutors accuse Barcelona of corruption in ref payments

Prosecutors have formally accused Spanish soccer club Barcelona of corruption because of its payments over several years to a company that belonged to the vice president of the country’s refereeing committee

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Barcelona’s past payments to referees’ chief cast dark cloud over La Liga

Questions abound after revelations that José María Enríquez Negreira, the former referee, was paid €7m by Barcelona

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

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