Overview
- Florentino Pérez used Real Madrid’s Assembly to attack UEFA, LaLiga and Barcelona over governance, broadcasting and officiating.
- He argued top-tier games should be free to watch, praised FIFA’s Club World Cup model and questioned UEFA over costs and access.
- He condemned the failed push to stage a Barcelona–Villarreal league match in Miami and alleged LaLiga offered extra incentives to the clubs.
- He revived the Negreira case, alleging Barcelona paid a refereeing official over €8 million across 17 years, while Barcelona maintains the payments were consultancy work and no governing body has accused the club of match-fixing.
- He called Spanish refereeing unacceptable, labeling it a disgrace that FIFA selected no Spanish on-field referees for the Club World Cup, and cast Real Madrid as uniquely placed to drive reform.