Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) mentioned referees are sickened by the abuse Jose Munuera Montero has obtained since he confirmed Real Madrid‘s Jude Bellingham a purple card and the scenario displays the “hatred and verbal violence” match officers must endure.
Montero believed the 21-year-old England midfielder had directed foul language at him throughout Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Osasuna and confirmed him a straight purple card. Nonetheless, Bellingham and his coach Carlo Ancelotti mentioned the official was mistaken.
“The skilled referees are completely repulsed by the assaults and threats that our colleague Jose Luis Munuera Montero is receiving by means of social networks, which not solely goal him personally but additionally his household,” the RFEF mentioned in an announcement late on Monday.
“These assaults add to the hatred and verbal violence by means of which we’ve to hold out our skilled work each weekend, and that within the base classes turns into, much more regrettably, bodily violence in lots of circumstances.”
Bellingham may face a prolonged ban beneath pointers for using “offensive phrases or attitudes” in the direction of match officers however the participant mentioned the referee had misunderstood him.
“I am an English participant … and once I converse on the pitch it is regular that I exploit expressions that come naturally to me in English,” he advised reporters on Saturday.
“There was no insult, you may see within the video immediately, it was an expression to myself, I am not even directing myself in the direction of the referee. However clearly there was a misunderstanding. He is believed I’ve mentioned it to him.”
