"Madrid president Florentino Perez used his Christmas address to draw attention to the Negreira case, the refereeing corruption charge against Barcelona. Perez referred to it as the "biggest scandal in the history of football" and called for the Blaugrana to be punished, which is the opposite of the 2024 address in which he claimed Madrid and Barcelona needed to stick together."
"And Laporta hit back at Perez, claiming he was trying to turn the attention away from Madrid's recent stumbles. "The Barcelonaitis is getting worse, and I see it's taken root in the hearts of Madrid fans. Nothing more to say," Laporta told Sport. Eyes on tonight's stage pic.twitter.com/ksqWF2jO3d - FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 16, 2025 "Things are going well for us because they're more worried about us than they should be. They keep dragging out the Negreira issue to justify something that isn't working out for them.""
"Laporta also believes it is down to Barcelona pulling out of the Super League project, which had unified the Clasico rivals. "If the discourse has changed, it's because last year there was agreement on certain projects, and now, seeing that these projects haven't come to fruition," Laporta added. "We have an agreement with UEFA because what we seek is peace in football, and others apparently don't.""
Florentino Perez used a Christmas address to highlight the Negreira refereeing corruption case and called it the "biggest scandal in the history of football," urging punishment for Barcelona. Barcelona lead LaLiga with 42 points from 17 games, four ahead of struggling Real Madrid under Xabi Alonso. Joan Laporta accused Perez of deflecting attention from Madrid's stumbles and said "Barcelonaitis" sentiment has taken root among Madrid fans. Laporta attributed the change in discourse to Barcelona pulling out of the Super League project and contrasted Barcelona's agreement with UEFA and a desire for peace in football with others who apparently do not share that aim.
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