Football
Real Madrid issue furious referee statement and ‘boycott’ Copa del Rey final duties
Real Madrid have released a furious statement aiming fire at the selected officials for Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, throwing the clash into chaos. The Bernabeu giants have lashed out in reaction to a press conference held by scheduled referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea and VAR Pablo Fuertes earlier on Friday.
De Burgos Bengoetxea broke down in tears as he detailed how his family has been impacted by criticism on Real Madrid TV, the club’s in-house television channel. Luis Medina Cantalejo, President of the Technical Committee of Referees, made the appointments and received strong backing from Fuertes during the conference. He said: “We are more united than ever with Medina Cantalejo.
