Real Madrid filed a formal protest about officiating, and clubs in La Liga are calling for punishment against the team.
Real Madrid previously criticized the refereeing in their La Liga match against Espanyol (0:1) in an official complaint posted on their website and sent to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). A comprehensive reform of the Spanish refereeing system was demanded, and the officials were charged with “repeatedly damaging the club.”
La Liga President Javier Tebas, Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) Chairman Luis Medina Cantalejo, and representatives from La Liga and Segunda teams attended a meeting at the RFEF today, February 6. Real Madrid chose not to take part in the conversation.
Representatives from most of the teams, according to Relevo, claimed that Real Madrid’s criticism was a “pressure tactic” and called for sanctions against the team. Interestingly, nobody in the room objected to this suggestion. A few participants also complained that Real Madrid’s CTA complaint had not received a response.
Furthermore, it was mentioned that several of the attendees, including Tebas, were in favor of recording the refereeing conversations from the Real Madrid vs. Espanyol game, as the Madrid club had previously asked for.
