Real Madrid Has No Right to Complain About Refereeing Errors, Says La Liga Chief

La Liga president Javier Tebas has weighed in on Real Madrid's decision to file a report with UEFA regarding alleged refereeing errors favoring Barcelona, amidst the ongoing Negreira case.

"I haven't seen the report yet, but I'm eager to read it. I want to see which years they're complaining about and if they're complaining about errors against all clubs, including Real Madrid themselves. If anyone shouldn't be complaining about refereeing mistakes, it's Real Madrid," Tebas stated, as quoted by BTA.

In 2023, Barcelona faced bribery allegations concerning payments made to José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), who worked for the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The Catalan club was accused of making these payments between 2001 and 2018, totaling approximately 8.4 million euros.

According to the Camp Nou club, Negreira was hired as an external consultant to compile technical reports on refereeing. The former CTA vice-president denies having been bribed to influence referees.