Overview
- In a pre-match segment, Real Madrid TV rejected Joan Laporta’s claim that it “spews lies,” saying “if telling the truth is spewing, we will continue to spew,” and accusing him of contradicting himself in court testimony.
- The channel highlighted three alleged inconsistencies it says implicate Laporta—claims about not knowing José María Enríquez Negreira, the destination of refereeing reports, and the status of archived documents—and warned of potential perjury.
- Laporta had used Barcelona’s Christmas event to attack Real Madrid and its TV outlet, accusing them of orchestrating smear campaigns, practicing “cynicism and excessive arrogance,” and “vomiting lies.”
- Spanish prosecutors and UEFA are investigating Barcelona’s €7.3 million in payments to Negreira-linked companies from 2001 to 2018; earlier this month Laporta testified as a witness and denied wrongdoing, saying the club paid only for reports.
- Former presidential candidate Victor Font urged Laporta to take legal action against Real Madrid and Real Madrid TV and called Madrid’s honors “the most suspicious titles in history,” citing conflicts of interest around refereeing governance.