Dad's a thief.. Referee who lashed out at Real TV and shed tears → Shocked to consider boycotting the final of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey

Apr 26, 2025

Dad's a thief.. Referee who lashed out at Real TV and shed tears → Shocked to consider boycotting the final of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey
AFP Yonhap News



Dad's a thief.. Referee who lashed out at Real TV and shed tears → Shocked to consider boycotting the final of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey
AFP Yonhap News
Real Madrid is considering boycotting the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) final in protest of the referee's public remarks.

Real Madrid is set to play the final of the Copa del Rey against Barcelona at 5 a.m. on the 27th (Korea time). However, a serious situation unfolded ahead of this game. It happened that Ricardo de Burgos Vengoesia, the referee of the Copadelay final, and Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes, the VAR referee, publicly criticized Real Madrid's own TV channel at the pre-match press conference.

Dad's a thief.. Referee who lashed out at Real TV and shed tears → Shocked to consider boycotting the final of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey
Referee Burgos Vengoesia accused Real Madrid TV channels of putting pressure on football officials. "When a child goes to school, there are children whose father says 'the thief' When the kids come home crying, everything is completely messed up.'`What I do is educate my son that his father is an honest man who can make mistakes like any other sports player.' Referee de Burgos Vengoesia then argued that `What many of our colleagues are going through in grassroots football as well as professional football is not right.' "Everyone has to reflect on where we want to go and what we want in sports and football," he said emphatically. "There is no doubt that the referee, Mr. Fuertes, must also take much more serious action than what we are taking now. We will not continue to allow what is happening. We will announce new news soon. We will not continue to put up with it. Therefore, we will make history."




Real Madrid refused to participate in public training and pre-match press conferences, angered by the two referees' remarks, and Real Madrid President Florentino Perez also did not attend the dinner hosted by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). Real Madrid are currently asking RFEF to replace the referee in the Copa del Rey final.

Real Madrid said in an official statement that it found it unacceptable that the referees designated for tomorrow's Copa del Rey final (April 26) spoke publicly today. In response to footage from media outlets protected by freedom of expression, such as Real Madrid TV, the protest, deliberately conducted by one of the final officials 24 hours before the match, once again reveals the judges' apparent hostility and hostility towards Real Madrid. 'What is even more surprising is that it was used to announce measures or actions that fall far short of the principles of fairness, objectivity and impartiality just hours before a football match that hundreds of millions of people around the world are watching, in a menacing tone that suggests unity of referees. 'Given the seriousness of the situation, Real Madrid hopes the heads of the RFEF and adjudication groups will act accordingly and take the necessary steps to protect the reputation of the agency they represent,' it added.

Asked about the umpires' pre-match public comments, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick, meanwhile, said: `For me, it's just a sport, it's just a game. It's just soccer" he replied. "It is our responsibility to protect not only the players but everyone involved in the game. What happened today is not good. Of course, decisions involving emotions are sometimes made on the field, but they have to be finished after the game. Something needs to be done."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.