Overview
- Speaking at Real Madrid’s traditional Christmas media lunch, Pérez renewed a broad attack on Barcelona and football bodies over the Negreira case.
- He alleged more than €8 million were paid for technical referee reports that coaches never received, framing the affair as evidence of deep misconduct.
- Pérez labeled the case the gravest in football and cited the investigating judge’s description of “systemic corruption,” urging justice and radical change.
- He also referenced the Alavés–Real Madrid match in Vitoria, criticizing VAR official Pablo González Fuertes after incidents involving Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo were not penalized.
- RFEF president Rafael Louzán publicly defended referees, emphasized that mistakes are human, and asked clubs to help improve officiating as the dispute grows more public.