Overview
- At the club’s annual meeting, Florentino Pérez denounced LaLiga, UEFA, Spanish refereeing and Barcelona, arguing fans should be able to watch elite football for free.
- Pérez revived the Negreira affair, citing reports of Barcelona’s payments of more than €8 million over 17 years to a refereeing official, with the investigation ongoing and the club denying match-fixing.
- He criticized the aborted Barcelona–Villarreal plan to play in Miami, alleging LaLiga offered additional financial incentives and rejecting comparisons to the NFL’s overseas games.
- Pérez said Real Madrid will call an extraordinary members’ vote to update statutes and form a subsidiary that could admit up to 5% outside investment to protect club assets.
- He vowed to pursue Super League-related claims after European and Madrid court findings against UEFA and to seek damages, as LaLiga president Javier Tebas rejected his assertions and promised a detailed rebuttal.