Barcelona to play Champions League football next season despite referee investigation
Barcelona have received a major boost, or perhaps more accurately let out a major sigh of relief, in the knowledge that they will be competing in the Champions League season.
UEFA are currently investigating El Caso Negreira, a series of payments over 17 years to the former Vice-President of the Referees Committee, but so far has not found anything to punish Barcelona with – the intention to influence the outcome of matches would see them sanctioned.
However licences for the Champions League are given on the 15th of May, and according to MD, Barcelona will be granted theirs, with that date a little over two weeks away.
The investigation is still ongoing both in Spain and within UEFA, but the matter looks unlikely to be resolved any time soon. Confirmation of their place in the Champions League next season allows them to plan with the many millions that come from participation in the competition, without which they may have been forced to sell players.
President Joan Laporta recently met with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, supposedly to reassure him that they had not been involved in any wrongdoing. It is not yet clear whether the two events are related
Tuchel fumes at Bayern's training session, snaps training pole
Bayern Munich sure is an eventful place to work these days.
Things are going swimmingly these at days at Bayern Munich. Conflict, fights, smashing equipment...the club has it ALL.
While there were no fights (that we are aware of) during practice, there was some frustration and things did get physical today at Bayern Munich’s training session. Manager Thomas Tuchel was so angry at the way his team was practicing and how many times he had to correct mistakes, that he grabbed a training pole, and snapped it half.
Yeah, we know, who’s snapping who over there, but if you don’t believe us, Bild has a photo (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
It has been obvious that Tuchel has not been totally enthralled with what he has seen so far during his tenure at Bayern Munich. He has chided players during games, offered criticism through the media after matches, and all of a sudden there are a lot of stories breaking about how he views the roster and what positions he is looking at for next season.
Maybe it was just a temporary fit of rage or maybe it has been building up for a while; either way, it is a hell of way to head into the Hertha Berlin match this weekend
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