Real Madrid's Perez Summoned over Barcelona Referee Payments Comments
- On November 25, 2026, Real Madrid President Florentino and Barcelona will attend a conciliation hearing at Madrid courts to address a slander lawsuit filed by the Catalan club.
- The legal action stems from statements Florentino made in May, where he alleged corruption in the Negreira case was systemic and claimed European football cannot remain under suspicion of payments spanning 20 years.
- Barcelona demanded a retraction citing the Criminal Code under article 205, considering the accusations an attempt to destabilize the team. The club issued a statement in June reporting it had taken legal action.
- If Florentino refuses to retract his words at the upcoming meeting, Barcelona has indicated it will proceed with a criminal complaint, threatening to prolong the institutional standoff between the two clubs in court.
- Reporting by Cope and MARCA confirmed the court appointment scheduled for 9:40 a.m. in courtroom 1/2 of the Madrid courts, marking the latest chapter in the ongoing institutional dispute.
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FC Barcelona and the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, will see next November 25 in the Courts of Madrid in an act of conciliation, procedure prior to...
Real Madrid's Perez summoned over Barcelona referee payments comments
The hearing follows legal action launched by Barcelona on June 12 over comments made by Perez in May accusing the Catalan club of manoeuvring to obtain favourable treatment from referees. Barcelona said its action was intended to force Perez to retract statements it described as knowingly false, defamatory and damaging to the club's image and reputation. It warned that if the conciliation process failed, it would file a criminal complaint. The …
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Madrid, Spain. The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, and FC Barcelona were summoned on November 25 in a Madrid court for an act of conciliation as a preliminary act to an eventual complaint for slander against the Merengue leader.The conciliation act will take place on November 25 in Madrid courts 1 and 2, informed AFP sources familiar with the dossier.This act is the result of the complaint filed by Barcelona on June 12 against Pérez,…
FC Barcelona and Florentino Pérez are convened on 25 November in Madrid for a conciliation hearing, after the remarks of the President Merengue on the Negreira case. If no agreement is reached, the Barça could initiate criminal proceedings.
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