The president of the CSD questioned the board’s response to the arbitration scandal
Francos also regretted the reputational damage that is being caused to Spanish sport.
Victor Francos He was very critical of everything surrounding the Negreira case in an interview given to La Voza de Galicia. The president of the CSD referred to the management of Joan Laporta, confirmed the damage it is causing to Spanish sport and dared to state that if he were in an identical situation to that of the president of FC Barcelona, he would have already had to resign.
The president of the CSD assessed the situation of Joan Laporta after knowing his accusation for bribery and other crimes in the Negreira case. “For a club to pay the vice president of the referees for 20 years more than 7 million euros seems bad to me, at first, bad as a concept. And the facts are recognized by the club itself, noted in its accounts. Nobody has denied. Whether or not that has led to the arbitration decisions being modified, I don’t know. But the fact seems bad to me. And, from there, the legal consequences that the judge dictates.”
Víctor Francos questioned the response of the Barça leaders after the referee scandal broke out. “Within Barcelona and the presidents who have been aware of the facts there must be more clarity, and there should have been more clarity when it came to saying ‘we were wrong, this cannot happen, Barcelona will not let it happen.’ can allow because it is one of the most important sports clubs in the world. The response that Barcelona has given so far seems insufficient to me, yes. Yes. But I don’t want to personalize it in Laporta. It would seem unfair to me to personalize it in him when there have been 20 years of presidents.”
Questioned about a possible resignation of Laporta as an act of responsibility, Víctor Francos did not beat around the bush. “I can assure you that if it happened to me, I would have to resign tomorrow. If something similar happened to me at the head of the CSD I would have to resign. I couldn’t be clearer.”
International image
From the highest government sports establishment it was stressed that The Negreira case has transcended borders and it is causing more than notable reputational damage. “I have to say one thing added by the Government: the Negreira case generates very clear international discredit for us, and that must be said,” he pointed out.
While waiting for new information or judicial leaks, Víctor Francos assured that he intends to talk with Joan Laporta taking advantage of the dispute of the league classic that FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will play on October 28 in Montjuïc.