Real Madrid will seem within the refereeing corruption case involving Barcelona as an “injured party” as soon as proceedings transfer ahead, the Spanish champions mentioned Sunday.

Spanish prosecutors charged Barcelona with corruption on Friday, over funds the membership made to a former vice-president of Spain’s referees’ committee by an organization owned by him.

“Real Madrid expresses its deep concern about the seriousness of the matter and reiterates its full confidence in the action of justice and has agreed that, in defence of its legitimate interests, it will appear in the proceedings as soon as the judge opens them to the injured parties,” Real Madrid mentioned in an announcement.

According to Spanish prosecutors, the Catalan membership paid a complete of greater than 7.3 million euros ($7.77 million) to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, former referee and ex-vice president of the refereeing committee of the Spanish soccer federation between 1994 and 2018.

Two of the membership’s former presidents, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, in addition to Enriquez Negreira are going through the identical cost, originating from the Barcelona prosecutor’s workplace.

Enriquez Negreira was allegedly paid for offering the membership with recommendation on matters regarding referees, in line with Barcelona.

On a sporting stage, Barcelona face no instant hazard as a result of the governing our bodies of Spanish, European and world soccer have five-year statute of limitations, Liga president Javier Tebas has mentioned.

On the legal stage, the accused might withstand 4 years in jail.

Sanctions towards the membership might vary from “suspension of activity…to  outright dissolution as a company,” Alberto Palomar, professor of regulation at Carlos III University of Madrid informed AFP.

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