"Not red even under Negreira"

It has emerged what Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said to Barcelona midfielder Pedri after the Spaniard appealed to the referee for the Englishman's dismissal in the El Clásico during the 10th round of the Spanish La Liga. The teams played on Sunday, October 26, at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid.

According to the Spanish football show El Día Después, Bellingham addressed his opponent and stated that he wouldn't have been sent off for such a foul even under Negreira.

The "Negreira affair" is the unofficial name for the trial accusing Barcelona of bribing referees. In February 2023, Spanish media reported that the Catalans had been paying José Negreira, vice president of the Royal Football Federation's technical refereeing committee, for many years. Between 2001 and 2018, the club transferred €7.5 million to him.

from: Championat.com