“The rupture is final.” Perez spoke harshly about Barcelona and the Negreira case.

“The rupture is final”: Perez made a harsh statement about Barcelona and the Negrera case Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid, made an unprecedentedly harsh statement, completely ending his relationship with Catalonian club Barcelona. In an interview with El Chiringuito, Perez said that he no longer wanted to maintain any ties with the blue-and-red-clad team. “My relationship with Barcelona is completely broken,” said Perez. He accused the Catalan club of systematically bribing referees, a practice that, according to him, had continued for two decades. “I don’t want anything to do with an organization that has paid referees for twenty years. I demand that justice be served in cases like Negrera’s,” added Perez. This statement came amidst the ongoing investigation into the payments made to former vice-presidents of the referees’ committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negrera. This investigation continues to shake Spanish football and exacerbates the historical conflict between the two giants.