One of the topics addressed by Joan Laporta in the interview given to Mundo Deportivo was Real Madrid’s pressure on the referees, as well as their belligerent attitude in the ‘Negreira Case’, an attitude that the Barcelona club defines perfectly.
How do you rate Real Madrid’s attitude towards the refereeing issue? The last time we spoke to you you were angry about this.
And I am still angry and indignant because what Real Madrid Television does is a shame. I think that the football regulators should intervene here because that is influencing, trying to influence the referees every week, every now and then.
Do you understand that the Technical Committee of Referees does not take legal action?
It has already been spoken. They must be studying it. Imagine if we were like this all day, they would have already criminalized and sanctioned us. I think that of course he deserves an exemplary sanction. I do not agree at all with how Real Madrid TV is acting on this issue because it can also adulterate the competition.
Are you still thinking about it?
If measures are not taken, it can adulterate the competition. I said it in it’s moment. They don’t stop, they don’t stop.
How is he with Florentino Pérez now?
Today, there is no good relationship with Madrid. Because he has appeared in the ‘Negreira case’ and what he is doing is an aberration. He has asked that the instruction be extended when there is nothing and they will find nothing because there is nothing. Our version is what it is and the contradictory versions or the versions that have been released have not been able to be proven in any way, because they do not exist. Because here what there was was referee technical advice and with reports and videos provided as evidence. And there they appear and what they want is to keep this alive so they can say what they in some way are preaching. That it is Barça who tries to influence the referees when that is what they are doing. And it is that double game that they do that I do not find correct.
Their theory is that they want to keep the ‘Negreira case’ as alive as possible to continue hammering the referees by saying that it is Barça that has the influence.
Of course, you can see their feathers.
On the other hand, with the Super League it does have to go a little hand in hand with Madrid.
Well, that is a more economic issue or one of economic interests that we are there because Barça is interested. Thanks to what was won in the Court of Luxembourg we have a right of credit over UEFA. If we had started that competition now, in two years we would have made a lot of money. I don’t want to say the figure because it fluctuates according to interpretations. It is a lot of money and we already have this at the moment. It is a competition that now we will see how it evolves, but think that it will be a very attractive competition and I believe that it will begin in 2025 and in which the resistance of two clubs like Barça and Madrid against those who caused the stampede and the UEFA has given results.
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By the way, a doubt. Will you finally replace Eduard Romeu as economic vice president with another manager?
Vice President, according to the statutes, one name is enough. I named more at the time because I always like to give these positions that are very marked. In the case of Eduard, I believe that he was a great economic vice president, but the economic area is controlled by the managers who are assigned to this area and above all by a high-level executive staff that we have and we also have an economic commission. -statutory and that their opinions are also not binding but for us they have always been binding at an operational level. From Marc del Río to Marcel, to Ángel… everyone we have at the executive level covers perfectly.
2024-03-23 06:00:00
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