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Madrid's Alonso: Truth Needed in Barça Ref Case

  • Barcelona President Joan Laporta testified in the Negreira case concerning payments made to former referees' committee vice president José María Enríquez Negreira totaling more than €7 million between 2001 and 2018.
  • Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez remarked that the Negreira case is 'the biggest scandal in the history of football' during a Christmas reception.
  • Real Madrid Coach Xabi Alonso supported Pérez's call for justice, emphasizing the importance of understanding the truth of what occurred for the integrity of football.
  • A criminal investigation into this matter has been active for over two and a half years, with a judge deciding on whether to proceed to a full trial.
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Openly adds to the club's stance

·Barcelona, Spain
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Xabi Alonso prepares the Copa del Rey game against the Talavera, with a little more peace of mind. Although he knows that the position continues to be played. “The Xabi that arrived in June to now is not the same,” the coach acknowledged, who placed that change in daily learning and in the need to adapt to a new context. “In things that I have learned, when it comes to adapting, to know,” he explained, before extending that logic to the costumes…

·Spain
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The Negreira case continues to catch up with Spanish football following statements by Joan Laporta and some former trainers of the Catalan team at the trial and the...

·Madrid, Spain
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"It is very surprising abroad that there has been no consequence or responsibility," said the coach in the previous matchmaking debut of his team.

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Cadena SER broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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