Xavi has rejected claims that Barcelona have received preferential treatment from match officials as Spanish prosecutors investigate the club.
payments of more than €7.3 million
, vice-president of the Spanish technical committee of referees. The media have repeatedly questioned Xavi about the charges."There will be more news about the Negreira case next week, and the week after, and another one in a month and a half," Xavi said. "I have never, ever, had the sensation that the referees were ruling in our favour. Never, ever."In September, a judge ruled that there is, as yet, no evidence connecting Negreira to the payment of referees themselves.
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