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Real Madrid have sensationally called for Barcelona to be stripped of their historic titles as the fallout from the Negreira scandal reaches a definitive breaking point.
Following his dominant re-election victory, Florentino Perez has taken the offensive by submitting a comprehensive legal case to UEFA headquarters.
Perez is targeting historic sanctions
Fresh from a 65-35 landslide victory that secured his continued presidency, Perez has wasted no time in escalating Real Madrid’s war against their eternal rivals.
The club has officially sent an explosive legal dossier to UEFA, the only governing body with the supposed authority to impose the “exemplary punishment” Madrid believes is necessary.
While previous reports focused on a potential European ban, SEAM reported that the hierarchy at the Bernabéu are now pushing for the unprecedented step of removing Barcelona’s previous titles from the record books.
The move means a total collapse in diplomacy between Spain’s two biggest clubs. Perez has been vocal about the necessity of this action, famously declaring that the relationship between the two Spanish giants is officially dead.
The explosive dossier of 500 pages
According to SEAMthe report sent to Nyon is a minutely detailed document of 500 pages. It contains what Madrid officials describe as “clear evidence” of systemic corruption that affected La Liga results over a 20-year period.
The documentation reportedly includes a season-by-season breakdown of points that Real Madrid believe were “stolen” from them due to referee bias. Perez has been remarkably specific in his accusations, previously claiming that “this year they’ve taken between 16 and 18 points from us.”
By presenting this data to UEFA, Madrid hope to convince president Aleksander Čeferin that a simple fine or temporary suspension is insufficient for the scale of the alleged offence.
UEFA’s position and the waiting game
Čeferin has previously described the Negreira case as one of the most serious situations he has seen in football since his involvement in the sport began in 2023.
While European football’s governing body had put its own investigation on hold to allow Spanish trials to take place, the arrival of Madrid’s case puts the matter back at the top of the agenda in Switzerland.
The recent meetings between Perez, Čeferin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino are now seen as a strategic basis for this formal submission.
Despite pressure from the capital, UEFA has yet to indicate whether it has the legal capacity or willingness to strip domestic titles retroactively. However, the governing body has been “vigilant” and in particular has never closed its case on the Catalan club.
A new era at the Bernabéu
As the legal battle intensifies, Madrid is simultaneously undergoing a massive sporting transformation.
The club are set to unveil José Mourinho as their new manager in the coming days, signaling a return to a more combative institutional stance both on and off the pitch.
Alongside the management change, the club has already completed deals for Ibrahima Konate and Denzel Dumfries, while also securing Nico Paz’s return to the first team fold.
The twin-track strategy of aggressive recruitment and legal warfare suggests Perez intends to use his new mandate to permanently reshape Spanish football’s hierarchy.
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