Examples of Negreira's refereeing reports come to light

Examples of Negreira's refereeing reports come to light

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They were published in a newspaper, showing the kind of details he would include

The 'Negreira case' continues on with new information appearing day after day. After learning that the case will pass into the hands of the 'Anti-corruption prosecutors', the latest thing to come out are the specific details of several of the reports prepared by the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) for which FC Barcelona allegedly paid more than 7 million euros.

In information advanced by 'El Confidencial' you can see Negreira's reports on the referees Iglesias Villanueva and David Pérez Pallas, in three pages riddled with spelling mistakes and numerous typos. These reports allegedly cost 430,000 euros a year.

Current VAR referee, Iglesias Villanueva, appears in an extensive report with a detailed personal profile and a table with the matches refereed against FC Barcelona throughout his career. "Very well prepared physically", "For his level of serenity and courage he will caution or send off as many players as deserve it" and "he does not have a great personality or charisma" - just some of Negreira's 'observations' about the referee.

The second report is about David Perez Pallas, a second division referee, who whistled the match between Cordoba and FC Barcelona on October 6, 2012, which ended with a victory for the hosts by one single goal. The letter describes the referee as "a very young and brave referee, he will not hesitate to show cards or give a penalty if he sees one". However, what is really surprising in this report is the part describing his personal profile.

"Friendly, humble, approachable, responsible and hard-working. He is studying fourth year of Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Vigo", says the report. Data completely devoid of relevant content and with little relevance.

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