Recent news:
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According to this article Barca paid extra 10k€ annually so that Negreira's son (who also worked as ref mental coach and things like that)
would drive the refs to Camp Nou either from their hotel or the airport.
This is known thanks a handwritten note found in the house of
Josep Contreras a deceased Barca high executive:
The note also reads:
"Work to do
Video of Barca (of its players) refering to the ref decisions, so that the ref is not contrary to Barca"
Regarding Negreira's son driving the refs to the Camp Nou we know that he did so until very recently when the current Ref Committee explicitly forbid it.
We also have on testimony of such event: Negreira´s son was with the 4 refs (referee, two assistant referees and the fourth referee) on the way a game at Camp Nou he told them:
“You already know: here, calm down. Barcelona has a lot at stake and you can´t hesitate. You are more than prepared. You know exactly what you have to do." Proof of this
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Joan Laporta is still, today, the VP of the Spanish FA (RFEF),
Proof. How is that possible you may ask.
Rubiales, the president of the Spanish FA, is a good friend of Barca. He was in cahoots with Piqué while he was still an active player and when it was revealed he declared there was no conflict of interest.
When the police asked Rubiales if Barca could legally pay Negreira (he was the VP of the ref committee which depends of the Spanish FA) he also declared there was no conflict of interest.
But Barca was even better friends with Villar, the previous president of the Spanish FA and the center of the whole Villarato theory.
Villar was the one who appointed Negreira the ref VP, and
yesterday he said the following:
"I appointed Negreira and I never betray. If they betray me that's their problem"
It's been discussed that with this declaration he wanted to say that he will not betray Negreira nor reveal any information about him and he should do the same or it will become a problem for him.
Villar is currently been investigated for "Caso Soule" involving a diversion of 22M€ from the Spanish FA. Josep Contreras, the deceased Barca executive from before, is/was also involved in this case.