The Spanish press release on Wednesday included a confidential document between Barcelona and José María Enríquez Negrera, the former vice president of the Spanish league’s refereeing committee.
According to the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona entered into a top secret agreement with Negrera, which was not even known to the son of the former deputy, who prepared the requested small reports on the arbitrators.
❗In one of Negreira’s records son granted to Barcelona on Antonio Mateu Laos, he was described as a man motivated by pressure of V environment and that he tries not to get in the way of Barça’s passes when refereeing matches.
• TO begin with Lahoz has been described… rice.twitter.com/A28qqb8sjV
– Barca Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) March 22, 2023
The document contains 5 recommendations that Barcelona requested from Negrera, namely:
1- The Competition Committee, which is responsible for disciplinary sanctions against players, is not only made up of referees from the city of Madrid.
2. Barcelona should have a joint conversation with the Spanish Football Federation to take care of the institutional relationship.
3- Make recommendations regarding yellow or red cards, which can be appealed after the matches, as the decisions of the referees can be subject to discussion from a technical point of view.
4- Inform or advise on any visit to the facility by the RFEF or referee committee.
5- Inform the club of possible interests or disagreements between the Spanish Federation and La Liga.
Source: “Media”