Overview
- UEFA said on Thursday that it has received a substantial amount of documentation from Real Madrid and that its ethics and disciplinary inspectors will assess the material as part of the ongoing file opened in 2023.
- Real Madrid delivered a voluminous dossier reported at roughly 50,000 pages and has asked UEFA to act with "utmost urgency" and pursue severe sporting sanctions, including stripping titles and banning Barcelona from European tournaments.
- FC Barcelona responded that UEFA has not opened any new proceedings, that the case remains the 2023 investigation and that the club will continue to cooperate while it has not yet been handed Real Madrid’s complaint.
- Legal uncertainty clouds possible punishments because Spanish sports time limits and a parallel criminal probe could limit what penalties are possible even if UEFA finds misconduct, and several outlets report investigators aim to complete their work by the end of 2026.
- If UEFA proves wrongdoing, its rules allow sanctions up to title forfeiture and exclusion from competitions, outcomes that would reshape records, hit club finances and fan communities, and deepen the institutional feud between Real Madrid and Barcelona.