Barcelona Corruption Scandal: During Sunday night’s Liga match between Athletic Club and Barca at San Mames, fans of Athletic Club threw banknotes featuring the Barca badge and the word “Mafia” written in large letters alongside a dollar sign. This protest responded to the recent news confirming that Barca is being investigated for payments made to the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. Follow La Liga LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
💵Athletic Bilbao fans throwing fake bank notes at Barcelona with ‘mafia’ written on them after the club were charged with corruption. pic.twitter.com/X7AVq0AwiS
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Barcelona Corruption Scandal: Athletic Club fans PROTEST against Barcelona Scandal, throw fake bank notes to protest against La Liga Leaders – Check Out
According to reports, Barca allegedly paid nearly €7 million (£6.2m/$7.4m) to Negreira between 2001 and 2018, which has prompted an investigation by prosecutors into the club’s conduct. Despite this, Barca President Joan Laporta has maintained that the club is innocent.
Notably, this marks the first instance in which Los Blancos has publicly commented on the ‘Barcelona Corruption Scandal’. The Los Blancos previously had not joined the statement released by 40 La Liga teams that ‘rejected and condemned’ the situation.
Barcelona Corruption Scandal: Athletic Club fans PROTEST against Barcelona Scandal, throw fake bank notes to protest against La Liga Leaders – Check Out
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While FC Barcelona has denied any wrongdoings, if proven guilty, the club might face a ban from the next season’s Champions League. According to UEFA’s clause in its constitution, the European football governing body can punish a club “if an activity has been committed to organize or influence the result of a match at a national or international level.”
