Real Madrid Submits 500-Page Dossier to UEFA Demanding Barcelona Be Stripped of Titles Over Negreira Corruption Case

Real Madrid’s response to the long-running Negreira corruption scandal has entered a significant new phase, with the club reportedly submitting a formal legal dossier to UEFA demanding that arch-rivals Barcelona be stripped of past titles.

The move follows Florentino Perez‘s re-election as Real Madrid president, a vote in which he defeated rival candidate Enrique Riquelme. According to reports, Perez acted swiftly after securing his mandate, directing the club’s legal team to compile and deliver what is described as a 500-page report to UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The document is said to contain a detailed, season-by-season breakdown of points that Real Madrid officials allege were “stolen” from the club as a result of biased refereeing over a period spanning two decades. According to Spanish outlet AS, as cited by Pulse Sports, the dossier includes what Real Madrid has characterised as “evident proof” of systemic corruption that allegedly distorted La Liga outcomes across that period.

While earlier reports had suggested Real Madrid’s primary objective was to secure Barcelona’s exclusion from European competition, sources now indicate the club is pushing for the more far-reaching sanction of title revocation — a measure that would be unprecedented in Spanish football history.

Real Madrid views UEFA as the only governing body with the authority to deliver what the club has described as “exemplary punishment.” By presenting the evidence to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, Madrid is reportedly seeking to demonstrate that the alleged offences go well beyond what could be addressed through a fine or a short-term ban.

Perez has previously made pointed public statements on the matter. He has asserted that “this year they have taken between 16 and 18 points from us,” and has declared that the relationship between the two clubs is “officially dead.”

The Negreira case centres on payments made by Barcelona to José María Enríquez Negreira, who served as vice-president of the Spanish football referees’ technical committee between 1994 and 2018. Barcelona has maintained that the payments were for technical reports on refereeing, and the club denies any wrongdoing. Spanish judicial proceedings in the case remain ongoing.

The submission to UEFA represents a significant escalation in what has become one of the most contentious disputes in European club football. Whether UEFA proceeds with a formal investigation — and on what timeline — remains to be seen, but Real Madrid’s move increases institutional pressure on European football’s governing body to address the allegations formally.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has not publicly responded to the latest development at the time of publication. The outcome of any UEFA review process could carry major implications not only for both clubs but for La Liga’s historical record as a whole.