Uefa launch Barcelona probe after Real Madrid submit 50,000-page dossier calling for them to be stripped of titles

UEFA is reviewing a 50,000-page dossier submitted by Real Madrid concerning Barcelona's payments to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the former vice-president of Spanish refereeing. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is demanding that Barcelona be stripped of all titles won between 2001 and 2018 during the period the payments occurred, calling for severe sanctions against their rivals.

Barcelona responded by stating that UEFA has not launched new proceedings but is merely reviewing documents within an existing investigation opened in 2023. Club president Joan Laporta and Barcelona maintain they are not guilty of bribery, claiming the funds paid for referee scouting reports and video analysis.