Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is convinced that Barcelona never bribed referees.
Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is convinced that Barcelona never bribed referees. It is noteworthy that the prosecutor's office of Barcelona filed a lawsuit against the club and its former presidents, Josep Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, in the case of giving money to the former vice-president of the technical refereeing committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. Barcelona claims to have paid for Negreira's reports on referees. From 2001-2018, he received 7.3 million euros from the club.
"The information about Negreira's case is known, and I understand that now it is being checked what happened and what didn't. Let's see what will happen in the future. Of course, I think that it is one thing that could have happened in reality and another thing that the judges were bribed. I'm pretty sure it never happened, and I can only say that during the time I've been playing, I haven't noticed anything weird. I don't think that anyone thinks so (that "Barcelona" bribed the referees)," said the former midfielder of Barcelona.
