Category: La roja

No side in Spain have been as vocal as Real Madrid about demanding change in the officiating system in La Liga, but equal no side will play as small a role in making decisions about how to do so. The clubs in La Liga and Segunda will form committees to […]

Referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero has been the centre of attention in Spain over the last few days, since he sent off Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham. Los Blancos have complained virulently about his officiating, and on Tuesday it was announced that he had been placed under investigation due to […]

La Liga referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero, who is considered one of the officials in Spain, has been at the centre of a storm over the last few days. Last weekend, Munuera Montero controversially sent off Jude Bellingham during Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw against Osasuna, after which he was subjected […]

Real Madrid were up in arms last weekend at the decision of referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero to send off Jude Bellingham for dissent in the first half of their 1-1 draw against Osasuna at El Sadar. The English midfielder is reported to have said “f*** you” to the official, […]

Amid widespread frustration with the standard officiating in La Liga, the Head of the Referees Committee (CTA) Luis Medina Cantalejo could be facing the consequences. The majority of the clubs in La Liga have voiced their irritation either formally or informally, beyond the loud and indignant complaints from Real Madrid. […]

Real Madrid have been irate in recent weeks about the officiating in La Liga, ramping up a campaign of vitriol against Spanish officials. However after a meeting with the Referees Committee (CTA), at least unofficially, the tension has been lowered between Los Blancos and the referees. General Manager Jose Angel […]