“They paid me to make sure everything was neutral”

The so-called ‘Negrera case’ has LaLiga on edge. He Spanish newspaper The declaration was released in full on Tuesday Jose Enriquez Negrera to the tax agency. It is a document of many ramifications to know in detail the payments he received from him FC Barcelona While he was the Vice-Chairman of the Technical Committee of Arbitrators (CTA) for several years.

Probe: What positions have you held in the Spanish Football Federation?

Negrera: “I was the vice-chairman of the jury for 25 years to two-and-a-half years. He was one of the three vice-presidents of the panel of referees, along with Medin Prego and Franco Martinez. The president is Sanchez Arminio.

Probe: What were your duties as Vice-Chairman of the Jury?

Negrera: “We met every week or every 15 days in Madrid. What we did was review the referees’ reports after every game and rate them. Based on that score, we could go up to the refereeing department. We had an informant from the confederation who checked if the referee was OK. The technical staff with the referees. Prepare conversations Meet with regional leaders.

Probe: Is appointing arbitrators one of your functions?

Negrera: “No, he appointed the president.”

Survey: How Much Did You Make as Vice President?

Negrera: “I didn’t charge anything. I never wanted to get paid because I already had my company and I got paid from Football Club Barcelona.

Probe: Why did you quit as vice president?

Negrera: “Because Jose Villar (federal president) had problems with the law and was suspended as president of the federation. The new president (Rubiales) revoked all previous orders.

Probe: What services did you provide to FC Barcelona through Dasnil?

Negrera: “Going to watch games and being informed about why decisions were made. Futbol Club thought that Barcelona was harmed and other teams were favored (this is a personal hypothesis, no one told me directly). It was my duty to give my opinion on matches in terms of umpire and players. Technical advice. What Football Club Barcelona wanted was to ensure that everything was neutral, with no decision taken against it.

Survey: How long have you been providing these services?

Negrera: “About 13 years ago.”

Probe: How did you invoice it?

Negrera: “First via NILSAD and then DASNIL.”

Probe: Does the moment you cease to be the Vice-President of the Referee coincide with the moment you cease to provide services to Barcelona?

Negrera: “Yes, Barcelona decided unilaterally. In fact, I sent a letter to Bartomeu and complained about the breach of contract, and then I called him, but he did not pick up the phone.

Probe: In which account did you collect the invoices of Barcelona Football Club?

Negrera: “To the bank account of Banco Sabadell”.

Probe: Have you ever paid back part of what you charged someone?

Negrera: “No, it was intended for DASNIL or me.”

Probe: Have you ever paid a referee or former referee from Football Club Barcelona?

Negrera: “No”.

Survey: Who is your contact person at Futbol Club Barcelona?

Negrera: “Rosal and Bartomeu”.

Probe: Do you meet frequently for counseling?

Negrera: “I saw them six times a year at most.”

Study: How did you send invoices to Football Club Barcelona?

Negrera: “By Email”.

Probe: Why did they pay you DASNIL invoiced amount if they only meet six times a year maximum and have no written reports, which are as follows? (Table shown)

Negrera: “Since they were silent in that way, the jury had no decision against the football club Barcelona, ​​everything was neutral.”

Study: Why did (your son) Javier from DASNIL get paid?

Negrera: “For administering DASNIL when I was ill.”

Probe: Did your son Javier make a jury statement for Dasnil?

Negrera: “No”.

Survey: How Do You Know Joseph Contreras?

Negrera: “I knew him two or three times.”

Probe: Did you introduce Contreras to Javier?

Negrera: “No”.

Probe: Do you know if your son did any work, construction projects, or interior design for Javier Contreras?

Negrera: “Don’t know”.

Probe: Do you know if your son trained with Contreras?

Negrera: “No, not from a trainer, maybe from something else. As a trainer, it doesn’t make sense because of age. Mr. Contreras is too old.”

Probe: Do you know if your son has had a training session with a player or manager of Barcelona Football Club?

Negrera: “Don’t know”.

Survey: Do you know TRESEP?

Negrera: “No, I don’t know her.”

Probe: Have you produced articles for Mundo Deportivo?

Negrera: “No, my son made them and I named them to make them more attractive.”

Probe: Does your comment (in your case by your son) have anything to do with the fact that you paid FC Barcelona to support Barcelona in the Mundo Deportivo?

Negrera: “No”.