“It is essential to radically change the arbitration structure of football in our country,” he noted in order to end racism in Spanish football.
Florentino Perezpresident of Real Madrid, was very clear and forceful in his performance on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in which he took advantage of the celebration of the European Cup won by the basketball team to comment and point out that, in his opinion, to make a . to end the scourge of racism in Spanish football The arbitration structure needs to be changedsomething he has confirmed after what happened to Vinicius Júnior this Sunday in Mestalla.
“What happened is really serious and also, with the aggravating circumstance, that it is not the first time it has happened. The society we live in does not deserve what is happening. Sport is a meeting place, of values and coexistence ” Out of respect and solidarity. That is why I want to make it very clear and denounce that Real Madrid will no longer tolerate incidents and racist insults against any of our players. To do this, It is essential to radically change the arbitration structure of football in our country so that the victim who suffers can never be held responsible for the crime, as is happening now”, condemned the president of Real Madrid.
Mediapro stands out and also signals the VAR
Besides the racial issue, there was another moment in last Sunday’s game between Real Madrid and Valencia where the referees, and in this case Javier Iglesias Villanueva, didn’t get off to a good start.
In discount time, Iglesias Villanueva De Burgos warned Bengoetxea to watch the footage due to a possible expulsion of Vinicius, something that was done after looking at the screen. Later, however, it was shown in the replay that there were images that clearly showed that Hugo Duro grabbed the neck for a few seconds before Vinicius’s blow and that he therefore had to be sent off after all.
Given this commotion, as reported by ‘Diario AS’, the RFEF has decided to fire six of the referees responsible for VAR, including Iglesias Villanueva. In fact, this day he would be the VAR referee for Betis – Getafe and he has been replaced by Soto Grado.
Finally, Mediapro, the company responsible for the audiovisual production of LaLiga Santander and Smartbank matches on behalf of LaLiga, wanted to clarify that “when there is a match that must be analyzed by the VAR, Those responsible for that VOR room are the ones who decide which images to use in their decision-making and which images are shown to the referee who is on the field of play. The VOR Zaal has all the images from the cameras and selects the images it deems most relevant. GRUP MEDIAPRO does not intervene in this selection in any way”.
Source: Goal