Spanish Police Raid Soccer Federation as Part of Probe Into Barcelona’s Payments to Referee Official

Spanish Police Raid Soccer Federation as Part of Probe Into Barcelona’s Payments to Referee Official
The Camp Nou stadium as the sun sets ahead of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Valladolid CF in Barcelona, Spain, on April 5, 2021. Joan Monfort/AP Photo
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BARCELONA, Spain—Spanish police raided the offices of the country’s soccer federation on Thursday as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee.

The Guardia Civil confirmed to The Associated Press that its police had searched the offices of the refereeing committee at federation headquarters near Madrid. Police said they had not made any arrests and were acting on the orders of judge Joaquin Aguirre, who is investigating the case for a court in Barcelona.