Spanish police raided the country’s soccer federation on Monday (Aug. 28) in connection with allegations of referee bribery by professional soccer giant FC Barcelona, Reuters and AFP reported. The raids were conducted in connection with allegations that FC Barcelona paid millions of euros in bribes over several years to the vice president of Spain’s soccer referees’ committee. In March, Spanish prosecutors filed a formal complaint in court against Negrera and former Barcelona executives, alleging that the club paid more than 7.3 million euros ($10.4 million) over 17 years to a company owned by José María Enriquez Negrera, who served as vice-president of the referees’ body from 1994 to 2018.Prosecutors believe that Negrera, who was paid by Barcelona, influenced referees to rule in Barcelona’s favor .Barcelona admitted to making some payments to a company run by Negreira at the time, but denied the allegations, saying they were for legitimate 스포츠토토 “external technical advice.