The head of the referees sends a clear message to Real Madrid
Last modified November 22, 2023 by Drafting Fesp
Last 11 of November, Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, celebrated a General Assembly in which he did not hesitate to talk about all the topics that surround the current situation of Spanish football and that concern his team.
The white president spoke about the latest controversies with LaLiga, the ‘Negreira case’, the Superliga…But he also wanted to have his moment to give his opinion on the refereeing actions:
“Nobody knows who draws the lines of the of many footballers who fake injuries and stop the game continuously when the result favors their team or what frame is chosen for it. This is a constant and raises doubts about arbitration. And now, LaLiga and his latest performances against Madrid. They are of such gravity… who seek to attack the club's personal assets”.
The message to Real Madrid from Medina Cantalejo
As expected, those phrases Florentino Pérez generated a huge media stir. Now it was time to see if they would end up getting a response or not from the arbitration team.. The decline of, This mystery has recently been resolved.
Medina Cantalejo, president of Technical Committee of Referees, appeared before the media to answer several questions from the press after making an assessment of the refereeing actions in this first third of the season.
Among the questions that the media threw at him, Medina Cantalejo had to offer his opinion on what was commented by Florentino Pérez and the famous videos pointing out the referees that are broadcast day after day Real Madrid TV:
“Those of us who have been in arbitration for a long time have experienced very strong criticism. You will not hear a bad word from us, but it's not positive. Pressuring the referee before the match is not good. They have even taken images of referees whistling at the Castilla in Second B… The referees are prepared to put up with that”.
“Two teams have already had to come out and say that they do not think it is right for this to be done by the media.. I hope you reconsider this way of acting. There will be successes and errors, but I understand that there is another way to do things. Our house is always open to explain what is happening in the field. In this life things can be done in many ways., with ethics, I respect…”, concluded.
