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The Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF) say its referees are “repulsed” by the vitriol directed at Jose Munuera Montero after he despatched off Actual Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham on Saturday.
Bellingham was dismissed within the first half of the 1-1 draw at Osasuna after Montero determined he had used abusive language in his route.
The England worldwide insisted he had merely expressed frustration and the slur was not aimed on the official.
Jude Bellingham’s mouth bought him in large hassle in opposition to Osasuna as we speak 🗣️
The Actual Madrid midfielder was proven a straight pink card and despatched down the tunnel after remonstrating with the referee 🟥 pic.twitter.com/fLqDCOnGV9
— Premier Sports activities (@PremSportsTV) February 15, 2025
The aftermath noticed Montero focused by on-line trolls and the RFEF say sufficient is sufficient.
“The skilled referees are completely repulsed by the assaults and threats that our colleague Jose Luis Munuera Montero is receiving via social networks, which not solely goal him personally but additionally his household,” the assertion learn.
“These assaults add to the hatred and verbal violence via which we now have to hold out our skilled work each weekend, and that within the base classes turns into, much more regrettably, bodily violence in lots of instances.”
I didn’t say something dangerous – Bellingham
Instantly after the sport, Bellingham defined he mentioned “f*** off” in a common sense however Montero claimed he directed the time period ‘f*** you” at him as an alternative.
“I didn’t say something dangerous to the referee,” Bellingham mentioned. “It’s clear that there was a communication error.
“It’s an expression just like the Spanish one ‘joder’… and the consequence is that he left us with one much less participant. It’s not an insult, it was an expression for myself.”
Regardless of holding onto their 1-0 lead till half-time, Madrid’s numerical drawback proved expensive within the second half.
Osasuna have been awarded a penalty within the 58th minute after Eduardo Camavinga’s late problem, and Ante Budimir transformed from the spot to make it 1-1.
The guests have been unable to revive their benefit, settling for a irritating draw that enabled rivals Barcelona to go prime of La Liga courtesy of final night time’s 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano.
Bellingham apology
After the match, Bellingham issued an apology – to not the referee – however to his team-mates for placing them in a tough place.
“I’m right here to apologise with my team-mates as I put them in a tough state of affairs as we speak,” he admitted.
“I by no means insulted the referee, I’m glad to see there are the movies to point out the truth regardless of the referee’s report.”
Subsequent up for Madrid is tomorrow night time’s Champions League knockout section playoff second leg in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on the Santiago Bernabeu.
