Former Spanish Football Federation president Ángel Villar addressed the Negreira case in an interview, stating he was unaware of Barcelona's payments to Enríquez Negreira at the time and declined to comment on matters outside his knowledge.

We'd also like to ask you about the Negreira case.

Negreira?

Yes, Negreira. How do you think this matter should be resolved? How should this case ultimately conclude?

I will not comment on something I am not familiar with. I do not have the relevant documents, nor do I know exactly what happened. What people say he did is one thing, and what he actually did is another.

So what was the purpose of these payments in the Negreira case? Barcelona paid Enríquez Negreira 8.4 million euros.

You have to ask him and Barcelona that question.

If I may ask, do you think...

But I don't know about this matter. I had no idea at the time that someone was paying Mr. Negreira.

You were unaware throughout Negreira's entire tenure?

I repeat, I don't know about this matter. It is now very normal and common for clubs to hire former referees. For example, Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid, Valencia, and Sevilla all have former referees working for them now.

But in this case, he was the active vice-president of the Referees Technical Committee at the time.

I appointed him, but I was not aware of this. Am I not allowed to make mistakes? I am human too.

So you made a mistake at that time?

What?

I'm asking, did you make a mistake at that time?

Yes. Let's put it this way—because I was not aware of the matter at the time, I had no idea about it whatsoever. How can I comment on something I don't know about?

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