Football
Real Madrid cancel pre-Copa del Rey final duties as Barcelona boss Hansi Flick calls for action
Real Madrid boycotted pre-match activities ahead of their Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona after the match referee gave an emotional press conference in which he called out Real for criticising the official on their in-house tv channel.
A club source told Reuters that the decision was taken due to Real’s “unprecedented astonishment” at the press conference given by referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea earlier on Friday, who broke down in tears while responding to a critical video published by RMTV.
