, author: Ermakova M.

Barcelona pay former chief referee €6.7m

Became known the details of the refereeing scandal associated with the "Barcelona".

Former vice-president of the refereeing committee of the Spanish Football Federation, José María Henriquez, received 6.7 million euros from Barcelona.

According to "Marka" with reference to the document, payments have been made since 2001. At the same time, Enriquez blackmailed the Catalan club: he threatened to make the case public if, after his departure from office in 2018, payments would stop.

Earlier it was reported that Barcelona could face punishment up to and including exclusion from the championship of Spain.

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