The new Sports Law "has not influenced in any way" in the 'Negreira case

MADRID, 17 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The new Sports Law "has not influenced in any way" in the 'Negreira case' about the alleged payment of 1.7 million from FC Barcelona to the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees José María Enríquez Negreira, as clarified by the Higher Sports Council (CSDS) in a statement.

In an explanatory note, the CSD recalled that article 112 of the new Sports Law approved in 2022 that includes the limitation periods for very serious, serious and minor infractions "is not in force" due to the third transitory provision of the The new text establishes that the disciplinary and sanctioning regime will not be applied until the regulatory development of the law occurs.

Said article 112 is part of the sanctioning and disciplinary regime and, therefore, the Sports Law of 1990 and Royal Decree 1591 of 1992 continue to apply.

In this sense, the CSD reported that both the Sports Law of 1990 and the Royal Decree of 1992 establish a limitation period of 3 years for offenses considered very serious. Therefore, the applicable term would be 3 years and would have already elapsed, since the events reported date back to 2018.

In any case, the statute of limitations for very serious offenses has not changed from the Sports Law of 1990 compared to the one approved last year.

Finally, the Higher Sports Council pointed out that through criminal proceedings "it can follow" the corresponding procedure, and that it "respects" the investigation that is underway into the alleged payment by Barça to Enríquez Negreira for the arbitration reports while he was occupying the position of 'number two' of the body that governs the Spanish collegiate.