The president of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), Jose Manuel Francoannounced that they will appear in the “Negreira case” at the “opportune moment” and asked FC Barcelona and its president, Joan Laporta, to explain what happened to find out if what happened was not “as serious as it appears”.
“The intention of the CSD is to show up but at the right timebecause we must not forget that the Prosecutor’s Office has denounced it before an Investigating Court, that court has to admit it for processing and that will be when we, with our legal services, will already appear in this case”, he assured in statements in ‘The program by Ana Rosa’ from Telecinco.
As for why they have taken so long to communicate that they will appear, he assured that they want to be “responsible and consistent”. “You have to let the institutions work, they are working very well. The issue arises in the Tax Agency, it went to the Prosecutor’s Office and they have decided to denounce it. We are going to see if the Investigating Court admits it for processing, we are going to continue the process logical,” he said.
“This case worries me because Spanish sport is not good for it, it is bad for it. What is bad for football is bad for Spanish sport. A club does not pay the vice president of the referees for anything like that. It is true that it must be investigated,” Franco acknowledged.
Therefore, in addition, I would like to hear the version of the Blaugrana club. “I would ask FC Barcelona for some kind of clarification, let them say what has happened. It might not be as serious as it seems, but the issue is very ugly and it worries us and it is a discredit for Spanish sport and football,” he said.
“I ask Mr. Laporta to clarify for us once and for all what has happenedIf there are things we don’t know about, tell them. The social mass of FC Barcelona also deserves an explanation”, he added in this sense.
The case of Albert Soler
On the other hand, regarding the fact that the former general director of the CSD, Albert Soler, is involved in the ‘Negreira case’, he assured that it has nothing to do with his departure from the CSD. “I don’t know if Albert Soler knew it or not, I was completely unaware of it. But when the case came out, Mr. Soler was no longer in the CSD. But there are many involved and they will have to clarify it before the judge. That’s clear,” he said.
“The new Sports Law, approved in December, sets a limitation period for very serious offenses of three years, in line with the law governing the legal regime of the public sector. The new law aggravates the offenses,” he commented on the prescription of the possible crime and Soler’s involvement in the drafting of the new Sports Law.
one more on the list
The Higher Sports Council joins the list of institutions and clubs that have joined the Prosecutor’s Office, once it consummated its decision to denounce. Together with the CSD, the highest sports institution linked to the Government of the nationThey have already announced that they will be presented as a private prosecution.
At first, all the teams signed except Real Madrid, although yesterday the white team already released a statement in which they also has decided to take action and appear against Barcelona.
