Football Club Barcelona paid more than seven million euros, and for almost two decades, to José María Enríquez Negreira, who was number two on the Technical Referee Committee. From there, and while the Barça club tries to defend itself with reports sent to the Civil Guard and signed by the son of the former vice president of the referees, Javier Enríquez, the world of football is taking positions. Even more so after the investigating judge issued an order last Thursday in which he charged both Barça and two of its former presidents, Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, with the crime of bribery.
Hours after Sevilla decided that its leaders would not sit in the Montjuïc box to attend from the noble zone to the defeat of his team against Barcelona due to an own goal by Sergio Ramos (1-0), and that the club chaired by Joan Laporta responded with another statement in which it announced that it was breaking relations with the Seville entity, the one who came out to defend Barça was Pep Guardiola.
current of opinion
Whoever was a player (1990-2001) and coach of the Barça first team (2008-2012) rebelled against that current of opinion that has taken the arguments of the investigating judge, without there being a trial or a sentence yet.
“Let’s let justice do its job,” implored the current Manchester City coach, and then turned to the argument that Xavi Hernández has been using lately from the Barcelona bench. “I did not see that Barcelona paid a referee to obtain a benefit. “Barça is going to defend itself, then we’ll see,” Guardiola started.
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And the Santpedor coach concluded with forcefulness: “To win in Spain you have to do much better than the other teams. When Barcelona wins it is because it has been better than the rival. Of that I am convinced. And I was there. We won because we were much better. And when Barça hasn’t been, they lose.”
Judge Joaquín Aguirre is now studying the material obtained by the Civil Guard during the 12-hour search carried out at the headquarters of the Technical Arbitration Committee last Thursday.