Joan Laporta has been charged by the Spanish court docket within the referee funds controversy in relation to his first spell as FC Barcelona president from 2003 to 2010. Reuters
Barcelona: Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been charged as a part of the investigation into alleged bribes paid to referees, a Spanish court docket stated on Wednesday.
The membership itself and two of its former presidents, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, in addition to the previous head of Spain’s referees physique, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, and his son have already been charged.
Laporta has been charged in relation to his first spell as president of Barcelona from 2003 to 2010.
In his report revealed on Wednesday, the choose main the investigation stated, in his opinion, Laporta couldn’t profit from the statute of limitations due to the seriousness of the accusations.
Negreira allegedly earned over seven million euros ($7.5 million) from Barcelona between 2001 and 2018, by means of corporations supposedly producing refereeing stories for the membership.
Barcelona, the 27-time Spanish champions, have been combating off accusations for months and deny any wrongdoing.