Real Madrid manager Mourinho takes another swipe at Barcelona over Negreira case - “It’ll be the biggest scandal”
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has publicly criticized FC Barcelona regarding the ongoing Negreira refereeing scandal. Mourinho compared the situation to Italy's 2006 Calciopoli scandal, expressing frustration that no disciplinary action has been taken in Spain.
Why it matters
The comments highlight the intense rivalry between the clubs and the broader debate regarding integrity and corruption in professional football.
Jose Mourinho, who did not shy away from criticising the referees after Real Madrid's narrow win over Villarreal, has now launched yet another attack on FC Barcelona.
The Portuguese manager has been quite vocal about Barça and the Negreira case since rejoining Real Madrid earlier in the summer.
This time, speaking from Italy ahead of his side's Champions League meeting with Roma, he reached for a parallel with one of the sport's most infamous episodes.
Talking to Prime Video Italia, Mourinho contrasted how Italian authorities dealt with the 2006 Calciopoli scandal with what he sees as a lack of consequences in Spain.
Mourinho has compared the Negreira case to the Calciopoli scandal. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
"I'll just say one thing: congratulations to the Italians, you know why? Because it's the only country where Calciopoli has truly been Calciopoli ," he said (h/t MARCA ).
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