The CTA responds to Real Madrid: “The accusations are unfair”

A few hours after Real Madrid issued a statement in which it expressed its dissatisfaction with the refereeing performance of Juan Martínez Munuera after the cry of “Vinicius, die” was not reflected in the minutes in the match report, the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA). ) responded to the white team.

And they did so in a statement in which they showed their total support for the referee in the face of “unfair accusations made by Real Madrid.” The CTA contends that the players’ warnings to the referee exposing the real Madrid They are absent after reviewing the photos and urging the white club to know that, however, the Reporting Officer of the match, who belongs to the CTA, reflects what happened.

In this way, the CTA defends itself against accusations and widens the gap between the refereeing establishment and Real Madrid, which, especially at this time, is having many head-on collisions.

Full statement from the CTA

The RFEF Technical Committee of Referees wishes to express its full and unconditional support for First Division referee Mr. Juan Martínez Munuera, following the unfair accusations made by Real Madrid CF in his complaint to the Competition Committee.

The aforementioned club refers to a series of warnings made by its players regarding public shouts or chants against player no. 7 of their club. We must clarify that, once the audios of the match were reviewed, there was no indication that any Real Madrid CF player was heard about this issue or, after the match, that the club’s delegate informed the referee of any incident related to these shouts or chants. , as empowered by article 258, to club delegates, of the General Regulations of the RFEF.

However, the CTA would like to note that the referee can only include in the minutes the incidents that occurred before, during and after the match on the field of play or in any place in the sports facilities or outside them, provided that he was an eyewitness. events, facts or, observed by any other member of the arbitration panel, directly communicated to him by himself, according to art. 240 of said regulation.

However, Real Madrid CF does not know that the Match Reporting Officer, who belongs to the Technical Committee of Referees, reflects in his report on public incidents that he considers significant, fulfilling his duties as a Special Official on the fight against violence, racism and xenophobia provided by the General Regulations of the RFEF, and which is attached to this statement. So that there is no doubt in this document, you can see how the reporting officer signs his report on Sunday, March 17 at 2:43 pm These reports are sent to the disciplinary body of the RFEF at the end of each day, as done for some time.

Finally, the CTA would like to point out that it is most involved in the fight against all forms of violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance. He is one of the signatories of the Protocol against racism in football, dated March 2005, in which he promised to show all kinds of racist violations in which the participants and the public participate; in the paralysis or temporary delay of matches when racist, xenophobic or intolerant behavior occurs; and in suspending the match, exhausting the means aimed at ensuring that the match continues, when the referees consider racist, xenophobic or intolerant offenses or behavior to be very serious. For this reason, in 2022 it again created a new protocol of action on public incidents, so it shows that it pursues and will pursue all incidents that cause danger, physical or moral harm to the participants.

The Technical Committee of Referees is open to leading, participating or collaborating in any initiative designated by the football establishment to combat and eradicate violence, racism, xenophobia or intolerance in our sport. Referees are the main recipients of the verbal and physical violence that occurs in all areas of football and, therefore, the most interested in banishing it from football.