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Real Madrid made another shocking move ahead of the Copa del Rey final.
Spain's Marca reported on the 26th (Korea Standard Time) 'Real has decided not to attend the Copa del Rey final press conference'
Real are set to play the final match of the Copa del Rey in the 2024-2025 season against Barcelona at the Estadio Olimpico de Seville in Seville, Spain, on the 27th. It was an El Clasico game that drew attention, but the topic was elsewhere. Controversy has been growing even before the game began due to the controversy over the allocation of the referee.
Marca said 'Real has decided not to participate in press conferences, training and official photoshoots before the current Copa del Rey final. He will not attend all events organized by the Spanish Royal Football Federation (REF) ahead of the final. The tension is at its peak at the moment. Real expressed their anger after the referee's press conference and notified them that they would cancel all participation in the event. The press conference and training were originally scheduled to take place, but now there is nothing. It's going to be a historic sit-in for Real.
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It started with a referee assignment. Ricardo de Burgos was assigned as the referee for the Copa del Rey final. Real expressed their dissatisfaction with this. Barcelona's winning rate was good in the game where Burgos was assigned as the referee, and Burgos committed several misjudgment against Real. He even posted a video criticizing it publicly. He even posted a video of shooting this part of Burgos on his official channel.
The case grew even bigger. Referee Burgos held a press conference ahead of the match. He expressed his feelings at the press conference with tears in his eyes. Burgos said "I don't care what video they produce" It hurts to see my son cry when he comes home after being told at school that his father is a thief. I make mistakes too, but I still try to let you know that I'm an honest person. I'm exhausted. I don't want to recommend the referee job to anyone. I don't think what my referee colleagues go through is right."
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After Burgos' interview, Real took a tougher stance. I asked REEF to replace the referee. However, REEF did not accept Real's unilateral request to replace the referee and decided to proceed as it was. In the end, Real decided not to attend all official events before the Copa del Rey final due to opposition.
Real are reportedly considering the worst. Marca said 'Real leaders decided not to file an official complaint against the referee's remarks, but later asked for a replacement of the referee. There is even a possibility that Real will not play in the final. The federation hopes that there will be no more results than missing training and press conferences. However, it is unclear what will happen because Real's anger is growing. He explained that Real could refuse to participate in the final game itself.
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Meanwhile, this is not the first time this season for Real. In October last year, Real boycotted the attendance of the entire Real squad due to Vinicius Junior's failure to win the Ballon d'Or. The club must select Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) as the winner if Vinicius is not the winner according to the criteria. Real Madrid does not go to places that are not respected..." he said, explaining the reason for the boycott. There was a lot of criticism from the soccer community about Real's actions, but Real did not care.
Ahead of the Copa del Rey match, the nerves between Real, the referee and REEF are hot. Attention is also expected to be drawn to whether the game can proceed normally.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
