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| Real Madrid President Florentino Perez. REUTERS Yonhap News |
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| During a press conference, Burgos Vengoechea and Gonzalez Fuertes. AFP Yonhap News |
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I've seen this before. Let's take a look at the timeline of the `most controversial day in Copadelay history' reported by the Spanish daily 『Marca" on the 26th.
Real Madrid's official TV channel began the incident with a video in which referee Ricardo de Burgos Benzoecea, who is scheduled to oversee the Copa del Rey final between Real and Barcelona at Estadio La Cartuha in Seville, Spain, on the 27th, criticized it publicly as a `judge who often makes decisions against Real.'
In response, referee Bengoetzea held a press conference with referee González Fuertes of the Video Reading System (VAR) to refute head-on that the Real club is pressuring the referees. Referee Vengoechea said "When a child goes to school, he hears from other children "Your father is a thief" When the children come home crying, everything is a complete mess." `What I do is educate my son that his father is an honest man who can make mistakes like any other sports player,' he said. `It is never right what many of my (judgment) colleagues go through in grassroots football as well as professional football.' Referee Fuertes also "must take much more serious action than we are taking now.We will not continue to allow what happens now. "I will announce new news soon" and "I will not continue to put up with it, and I will make history", he said, signaling that there will be an organized movement by the Spanish referee community.
Public criticism from the two referees spread like wildfire to the Real Training Center Valdebebas, who had just completed training before heading to Sevilla, the venue for the final. The angry Real club argued that the comments made by the two judges, who took the matter as a personal matter, made the final a mess and that they were ineligible to be referees in the final. In an official statement at around 8 p.m. local time on the 25th, the club cannot tolerate the statement issued today by the referees playing in the final. The deliberate remarks 24 hours before the match showed once again that these referees were clearly hostile to Real. In a menacing tone that suggested unity of referees, it violated the principles of fairness, objectivity and impartiality that should be applied hours before a football match that would attract the attention of hundreds of millions of people around the world. In view of the seriousness of this incident, the club hopes that the RFEF's officers will take appropriate action. The world of judges must take corresponding action and act accordingly to defend the honor of the institutions they represent.
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| Atletico Madrid's official account for publicly criticizing Real Madrid. |
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According to 'Marca', Real called for the replacement of the final judges. It is based on the judgment that a fair decision cannot be made as long as the referee intervenes. He acted immediately. I canceled the official training scheduled for 8 p.m. He did not attend any events related to the final. The opposing team, Barcelona, played all the schedules normally. However, in a call with Real's leadership at 6:30 p.m., the RFEF maintained a firm position that 'there is no replacement for the referee team'. The next chapter was a threat that Real might not play in the final. There was even a possibility that Real could go back to Madrid to watch the situation after refusing to train, he said. But the worst did not happen. At around 10 p.m., two hours after making the first official statement, Real said in a second statement 'Contrary to rumors that have been circulating in recent hours, the club has never considered missing tomorrow's final. Despite the fact that the referees appointed to the final showed hostility towards our club today, Real know that the value of football should come first,' he said, expressing his intention to participate normally in the final.
The presence of the fans may have influenced the Real club's decision, according to the magazine. The worst situation of boycotting the final for the first time ever was avoided, but the controversy did not stop. Atletico, Real's Madrid rival, said on its official social media that "It's unbearable. Stop tarnishing the image of Spain's soccer," he said, publicly criticizing Real's actions. Atletico earlier expressed their full support to the judges, their families and their friends ahead of the Madrid derby. It is a very difficult time in the soccer world. "Don't lose your courage." He put pressure on Real, who has caused referee-related issues all season. President Javier Tebas also joined Real's criticism procession. He wrote on his personal social media.
'This is not football, this is a power scramble. He (presumptive reference to Perez) does not like Tebas. Because they don't let Tebas do what he wants. He doesn't like Ceferin either because he doesn't do what (UEFA president) Ceferin wants. He doesn't like Lujan because he doesn't do what he wants. He doesn't like commentators either. Because he doesn't say what he wants. He does not want to reform the referee. Because refereeing reform is not what he wants. Real called off the press conference. I missed the training. Ignored the official event of the Copa del Rey final. He said that he might not play in the final. He's a really sensitive person. Put pressure on without protesting. They don't complain, they threaten. Punish without opposition. He doesn't want to improve his football. He just wants his own football. Most unfortunately, he doesn't even try.'
윤진만 기자 yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
