After defeat
“Corrupt”: Real Madrid makes serious allegations against Schiris
04.02.2025 – 1:44 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Real Madrid pulled the shorter against Espanyol Barcelona – even in two controversial scenes. Now the club published an accusing letter.
After persistent criticism of the referee decisions in Spain, Real Madrid has called for a comprehensive reform of the referee. In a letter published on Monday evening, the club said that the system had proven to be “corrupt from the inside”. At the same time, the association made serious allegations against the Spanish Football Association RFEF.
Madrid had already published multiple complaints about referee decisions in the past. With the accusations now expressed, the next stage of the conflict has been reached. The association regretted in a statement “Ton and Severity of the accusations that question the integrity of the referee bodies and the functioning of the competition as a whole.” The constant “delegitimization of the referee work” creates a “climate of distrust”.
League President Javier Tebas also commented on the platform X and was not surprised by the letter. He recalled that on April 19, 2023, a reform of the referee was discussed and coordinated – “and Real Madrid was against it”.
The background to the current escalation is two controversial scenes in the lost league game against Espanyol Barcelona (0: 1). The events would “exceed every scope for human failure or referee interpretation”, wrote Reals secretary of the board of directors, José Luis del Valle Pérez: “What happened there is the highlight of a completely discredited arbitrator system, in which decisions against Real Madrid are a scale Manipulation and manipulation of the competition have reached that cannot be ignored. “
Real Madrid concrete complained about two decisions: After a hard grätsch by Carlos Romero, the club called for a dismissal, but the Espanyol player only saw yellow, and the Var grip did not. In addition, a hit by Vinícius Junior was revoked due to a foul by Kylian Mbappé.
The system is “designed to protect itself,” it said. In addition to a reform for the future, the Spanish record champion “given the severity of the facts” insight into the communication of the video evidence (VAR) in both key campaigns.