Isabel Rodríguez says that the 'Negreira case' is "unaesthetic" and asks to maintain the "values" of Spanish sport

GUADALAJARA, Feb. 17 (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Minister for Territorial Policy and Government spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, has ruled on the payment of 1.7 million that, presumably, FC Barcelona would have paid to the former vice-president of the Referees Committee, José María Enríquez Negreira, assuring that "they are events unsightly".

Hence, he has asked "to try to clarify it as soon as possible", because "the good name of Spanish sport is everywhere". "The Spain brand also bears the emblem of the Spanish clubs and it is very important to maintain those values ​​in the sports field," said the minister from Guadalajara, where she has been asked about this issue.

After assuring that we will have to wait for the result of the investigation, which the Government "respects", it has specified that, both based on the previous one and the new Sports Law, in these events "no sanctions would be possible" since more three years from when they occurred and would have prescribed.