US EditionWhy did Real Madrid demanded new officials for Copa del Rey final? Match referees draw Los Blancos attacks
- Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea expressed emotional distress over pressure from Real Madrid TV, stating, "It’s totally messed up" during a news conference before the Copa del Rey final.
- Real Madrid's television channel released a video attacking the referee, prompting De Burgos Bengoetxea to highlight concerns about referee abuse within football.
- Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes suggested that officials may need to take more serious measures regarding the broadcasts from Real Madrid TV after the final.
- De Burgos Bengoetxea mentioned the negative impact on his family, saying, "When a child of yours goes to school... It’s totally messed up.
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The nine hours of tension and calls between Madrid and Louzan to save the Copa final: "How are we going to change an referee?"
"How will the King come to Seville and not present Real Madrid to a Cup final?" The Andalusian afternoon had everything, with the spotlights and tension...
Maximum tension in the Copa del Rey: Real Madrid analyzes boycotting the final by referees - La Tercera
The prelude to the final of the Copa del Rey that is being played this Saturday, between Barcelona and Real Madrid, at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville, has been high. The referees’ press conference, this Friday, has generated an unusual stir in Spain. In fact, the central judge of the clash, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, broke to cry when analyzing the intense criticisms to which they are subjected. “When a son of yours goes to school and there ar…
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolArbitrator of the Copa del Rey denounces video of Real Madrid that discredits it before the final
The referee of the Copa del Rey final broke on Friday by describing the verbal abuse that his son suffers due to the criticism that his profession receives from the main football clubs, in his case led by Real Madrid.
Jyllands-Posten
PolitikenReal Madrid and final referees end up in dramatic conflict
The Spanish Cup final between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid has had a bizarre start with a lot of focus on the referee. Friday saw several press conferences in Andalusia, where the cup final will be played on Saturday...
Arbitral Pump on the Cup Final
The flames of the war of Real Madrid and the referees have devoured the anteroom of a final of the Capital King’s Cup (Saturday 22.00, La1), a classic that returned more than a decade after the last time the two greats had been quoted for the title. In the morning, the referees complained at a press conference about the critical videos broadcast by Real Madrid TV and threatened to mobilize the collective. In the afternoon, the club chaired by Fl…
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