Real Madrid have released a statement after the corruption charges brought against fierce rivals FC Barcelona.
It was announced on Friday that, that the Blaugrana will face charges of corruption in sports, unfair administration and falsehood in mercantile documents after alleged payments were made to the former vice president of Spain's referee committee Enriquez Negreira.
Read: Official: Barca Charged With Corruption In Referees Scandal
While Barcelona have not yet made a statement, Los Blancos have now called for an urgent board meeting to discuss the way forward.
Statement:
"Given the seriousness of the accusations made by the Barcelona Prosecutor's Office against FC Barcelona and two of its presidents for well-founded suspicions of corruption and their relations with whoever was the vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees, José María Enríquez Negreira, the president has convened urgently to the Board of Directors tomorrow, Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 12:00 p.m., in order to decide on the actions that Real Madrid deems appropriate in relation to this matter."
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