Former FC Barcelona presidents Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell appeared in court, denying corruption charges related to payments made to a former refereeing chief in the ongoing "Negreira case." They maintained the payments were for advisory services, not to influence refereeing decisions.

• FC Barcelona paid 7.3 million euros ($8.6 million) to a company owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira between 2001 and 2018.
• Bartomeu, president from 2014 to 2020, stated payments were for "sporting advisory services and never intended to pay off referees."
• The investigation began in March 2023 due to tax irregularities identified between 2016 and 2018.