Real Madrid, Barcelona and UEFA
1 October 2026
Real Madrid have submitted what UEFA described as a substantial dossier concerning Barcelona’s payments to former Spanish refereeing official Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. The material reportedly exceeds 50,000 pages and forms part of UEFA’s continuing review of the case.
UEFA’s ethics and disciplinary inspectors will assess the new documentation, while Barcelona maintain the payments were for refereeing reports and deny wrongdoing. The club said UEFA has not opened new proceedings and that the existing investigation has never formally closed.