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Main reason why UEFA will not act on the Negreira dossier despite Florentino Perez's intervention

Florentino Perez, Real Madrid president, has submitted a 500-page dossier to UEFA regarding the Negreira case, but UEFA is unlikely to act until the Spanish courts conclude their investigation.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez made headlines during his recent election campaign by promising to take a strong stance regarding the Negreira case. One of the main promises made by the veteran club president was to personally submit detailed documentation relating to the investigation to UEFA, in the hope of encouraging action from European football's governing body.

Perez famously made good on that promise during the Champions League final, handing UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin a dossier said to contain around 500 pages. However, despite the size of the documentation presented by Real Madrid, La Vanguardia, as reported by SPORT, reports that the move is not expected to have an immediate impact on UEFA's position on the matter.


During the election campaign, Perez addressed the Negreira case and positioned himself as one of the strongest voices calling for accountability. The Real Madrid president even went as far as promising that UEFA would receive detailed information compiled by the club regarding the ongoing investigation. That commitment was finally fulfilled when Perez delivered the documentation directly to Ceferin during the Champions League final.

The dossier contains information gathered by Real Madrid regarding the case, which continues to be investigated by the Spanish judicial authorities. However, the mere submission of evidence does not automatically trigger disciplinary action by UEFA. While the European governing body can review any information it receives, its ability to intervene remains severely limited by the legal status of the case.

According to reports, UEFA's current position is unlikely to change until the Spanish courts reach a conclusion regarding the investigation. The organization has historically avoided intervening in cases already handled by national justice systems. Currently, the Negreira case remains under investigation, meaning there has been no final judicial ruling. This situation effectively prevents UEFA from issuing any formal sporting judgment at this stage. The same principle has been applied at a national level, as neither La Liga, nor the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), nor the Spanish Superior Sports Council (CSD) have independently imposed sporting sanctions while the legal process remains ongoing. As a result, any hope of immediate action from UEFA appears unrealistic in the current circumstances.

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