Soccer-Real Madrid call board meeting to discuss Barcelona's refereeing scandal


MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid have called a board meeting for Sunday to discuss alleged attempts by arch rivals Barcelona to influence referees, the European and Spanish soccer champions said on Saturday.

Spanish prosecutors filed a complaint on Friday against Barcelona and two of the LaLiga club's former presidents over alleged payments to a company owned by a senior refereeing official to influence match results.

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