“I find it unfortunate that it was published; certain limits cannot be exceeded”

José María Sánchez Martínez, main referee of the final of the Copa del Rey, and Jaime Latre, who is in charge of VAR, They referred this Friday to the news that some arbitrators (including two) are being investigated by the Prosecutor for their large assets in a report that is circulating, something that the Antiviolencia has denied.

“I found what was published yesterday unfortunate. But it took me five minutes to reset my hard drive and focus on the final. We referees are used to all this. I assume it has to be criticized, but As with everything in life, some limits cannot be crossed. We are fathers, husbands and we have families. It is necessary to have a certain tact and professionalism”, was said Sanchez Martinez when asked by the new arbitration controversy.

in the thread Jaime Latre He added, “we are used to destabilizing us but we are focused on the party. As the publication appeared yesterday, which was found to be baseless. These are data that can be misinterpreted to join us. We have nothing to hide”.

Sanchez Martinez He did not want to confirm whether the refereeing group was considering a strike because of recent tense situations against the braids and even verbal or physical attacks, but he called for greater responsibility to cool things down.

“Now is not the time to decide if we stop or not. The situation is taking a very bad turn, a bad breeding ground has been formed, not only in professional football. I have a responsibility related to grassroots football referees, that certain types of situations are still allowed. Football and arbitration is a quarry. If you don’t know what’s going on, we have a problem. We have to set an example as a society, censor those kinds of incidents that lead to nothing. The mirror of the youth is all the actors here. Football also has to have values, it’s not the same for everyone. We can’t make a monster, we have to take care of football”said the main referee of the Cup final.

He The case of Negreira is also a star. “I have nothing to say about the ‘Negreira Case’. It is a process that is in the hands of justice and I have nothing to contribute. What the CTA and the RFEF have asked of us has been given and I have nothing to comment on”, admitted Sánchez Martínez in the investigation to the former number 2 of the referees, although he wanted to assert the “honor” of the referees. “I want to make it clear that the honor of the referees is above all else. Here, there is no coercion or anything else, we do our work freely and independently, with our successes and mistakes, because we are people,” he stressed.

Asked about recent statements by Real Madrid player Courtois already criticized in Europe, the arbitration group is more respected Vinicius than Spain, the two referees did not want to comment on the statements of the merengue goalkeeper. “The referees ensure that the matches run on the channels of sportsmanship, in Spain and elsewhere.”

They also don’t want to give a clue how Vinicius arbitration was administered. “I will not talk to specific players, or because of my arbitration tactics. Everything results in the same thing. Being focused and from there, making decisions. The referee is here to protect the players and ensure that the game is run with utmost sportsmanship. Our priority is to protect the health of the footballers and therefore the red cards,” he explained Sanchez Martinez.

The arbitration panel of the cup final has also been questioned for the variety of controversies it generates the issue of hands in place.

“First you have to do referee self-criticism. Weekly we address the Technical Committee and we value all the decisions. We also have to value that we do a didactic work towards players and journalists so that we all have a joint knowledge of the rules . What I want is to send a message, always emphasize the referee’s self-criticism when there are inconsistencies in the standards of the hands. And please, don’t make mistakes with hits, it won’t do football any favors and yes to criticism. We demand responsibility from the other party because it is not fair for football or for us,” he asked.