Spanish prosecutors are investigating around 1.4 million euros ($1.50 million) in payments soccer giants Barcelona had made over three years to a company owned by a high-ranking official of Spain's refereeing body, the club said, confirming an earlier media report.Spanish radio Cadena SER said on Wednesd
Spanish prosecutors are investigating around 1.4 million euros in payments soccer giants Barcelona had made over three years to a company owned by a high-ranking official of Spain's refereeing body, the club said, confirming an earlier media report.
Barcelona said in a statement it was aware of the investigation. It said the club had"hired the services of an external consultant" that supplied it with"technical reports related to professional refereeing", calling it"a common practice among professional football clubs." However, former club president Josep Maria Bartomeu told Mundo Deportivo sports daily later on Wednesday the payments went back before 2003 and totalled 575,000 euros per year since the 2009/2010 season before they got stopped in 2018 as part of cost-cutting measures.
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