Barcelona Responds Sharply to Real Madrid and Florentino Pérez

Barcelona has issued a sharp official statement, responding to recent remarks made by Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez regarding the so-called "Negreira case." Earlier today, the royal club announced that its legal department had sent a report to UEFA, demanding the reopening of disciplinary proceedings against the Catalans.

In response, Barcelona, from Camp Nou, has appealed to La Liga president Javier Tebas, Spanish Football Federation president Rafael Lusán, and the president of the Technical Committee of Referees, urging them to take legal action against Pérez to protect the integrity of La Liga.

Barcelona believes that Pérez's claims are not only false but also severely undermine the honor and image of La Liga, as well as the refereeing body as a whole, damaging the reputation and trust in Spanish professional football.

Here is the statement from the Catalan club:

"FC Barcelona President Rafael Yuste today sent an official letter to the presidents of La Liga, Javier Tebas, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Rafael Lusán, and the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Francisco Soto, concerning statements made by Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez in various public appearances on May 12 and 13.

FC Barcelona considers these comments, besides being untrue, to be a serious attack on the honor and image of the league, as well as on the refereeing community as a whole, and that they damage the reputation and trust in professional football in Spain.

The club strongly urges the co-organizers of the competition and the referees to defend the reputation of their respective organizations, as the club recently did with its request for conciliation, and also asks the relevant authorities, within their respective powers, to urgently take the necessary coordinated legal measures against Mr. Pérez to protect the honor, integrity, and prestige of the institutions they represent and the competitions they organize."