The reactions of the national and international press to the explanations of Joan Laporta

Joan Laporta has been the protagonist of the actuality of the Spanish football this Monday, after it offered a press conference to give to know the position of the FC Barcelona on the 'case Negreira', that investigates the payment of more than seven million euros to the exvicepresidente of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) during almost two decades. The president has defended the posture of the club and has sent several 'sticks'.

During his intervention, the Catalan lawyer loaded directly so much to the Real Madrid, that had asked personarse in the case, as to Javier Thebes by a 'campaign' of desprestigio against of the Catalan picture. Laporta Does not have 'saved' at all and is the big protagonist in all the national and international press, although there is not concenso on if his appearance of press has answered to all the doubts regarding the investigation in which the Catalan picture this involved.

Reactions of the national press

In Madrid, 'MARK' has titled that "Laporta does not clear at all and considers to the Barça a "victim" of the 'case Negreira'", expanding that the maximum Barcelona mandator "think that has sentenced to the Barça ahead of time and is convinced that there will be sanction of the UEFA", whereas from 'ACE' have insisted in the 'attack' to the Real Madrid: "Laporta happens to the attack: "The Madrid designated referees during 70 years". By his part, in 'El País' have opened with "Joan Laporta, on the 'case Negreira': 'Neither they have bought referees neither has influenced in the referees'.

It is the same acaso of the Chain BE, that stand out that "Laporta, to the attack: 'The Real Madrid is a historically favoured club by the referees, is the team of the diet'", the same that in the COPE: "Laporta: "The Madrid has done an exercise of unprecedented cynicism; it is a historically favoured club"". In 'The Avant-garde' have added that "the president of the FC Barcelona aimed that all the payments to Negreira "are documented in the accounts of the club at least during my presidency" and criticised the attitude of Javier Thebes, president of LaLiga".

The reactions out of Spain

Further of the borders of Spain the statements of Joan Laporta also have been very commented the statements of the president culé. The Gazzetta dello Sport, of Italy, has insisted in that "I Marry Negreira, Laporta: 'there is not crime, the Barça is victim of a lynching. The Madrid? Always favoured by the referees", whereas from France 'L'Instrument' has expressed that "Joan Laporta: 'The case Negreira is a big campaign of desprestigio against the Barça'". By his part, the newspaper 'To Ball' Portuguese has titled that "Laporta aims with violence to the Real Madrid in the 'case Negreira': 'Club of the diet'".

In Argentina, 'Olé' has reacted titling that "Laporta: of the optimism by Messi to the stick to the Real Madrid by the 'case Negreira'", whereas in England the headlines have varied. 'Sky Sports' reports it like that "the president of the Barcelona denies illegal payments to the referees: 'Ours image is at stake'", whereas from 'The Athletic' signalled that "Joan Laporta follows denying the indictments of corruption in Barcelona, attacks to the 'club of the diet' Real Madrid".