Spanish football is once again in the eye of the storm and the controversy is set in. In the eternal dispute between Real Madrid and Barcelona about which team has more or less advantage, who has the power behind it, or other issues that are often repeated in many leagues and teams around the world, Barça have been embroiled in an arbitration scandal which they have yet to explain and which has generated an impressive outcry.
The truth is that the climate in football in Spain is more than hot after knowing it Barsa had a commercial deal in which he paid millions of euros to a company in the name of José María Enríquez Negreira, former vice president of the referees’ technical committee, where he received advice while the former referee was in charge. Of course, not being able to clearly explain this irregularity and conflict of interest, all the controversy has increased and there is a lot of cloth to cut.
So much so that this controversial issue has reached Gerard Piqué’s Kings League where the former defender had a tense confrontation with Real Madrid emblem Iker Casillas. In this way the two sides confronted each other in their arguments and the debate settled.
This first unknown was relaunched by the former goalkeeper with ironic and joking tones on the Blaugrana idol. “I heard something, from some referees or something. I ask out of ignorance. Something about the Barcelona referees. he misses me”, Iker released rather slyly. Of course, Piqué had no problem entering the discussion: “There is a lot of noise, but there is nothing. Okay, how’s it going? Services, advice… Is there anything illegal?”
As expected, this speech ended in cross accusations, with both arguments valid, and Gerard immediately attacked Madrid: “If you start throwing the blanket with the Champions League and UEFA, Madrid comes out everywhere. I say no more. We lose a championship at the Camp Nou against Atlético with a goal disallowed which was legal at the time. Do you really believe this? It’s a notice to a vice-chairman of the Refereeing Committee. How are we going to think that all the judges agree? From Madrid I know that we have to redirect and that’s what is being done. If the news passes on the contrary, in 12 hours nobody knows anything and it disappears“.
Of course, for a few minutes there were passages of bills from one side to the other of revisions of certain beneficial rulings by the referees until Piqué decided to settle the matter with a lot of common sense. “Barsa and Madrid have always been the most advantaged, we’ve always said that“Gerard released, to which Iker replied:”But benefit no, the second. For a team to go two years without receiving a penalty, or a red card was that, it’s incredible, what happens that with the ‘tiki taka’ they didn’t reach the area of their car?”.
Of course, this topic will have many repercussions and is by no means resolved or explained. So much so that Joan Laporta has promised to hold a press conference to explain the issue and Javier Tebas has assured that if he fails to resolve it he will have to resign. Hot between Barsa and Madrid, again…
The crossing of Piqué and Casillas with Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Kings League
Source: Clarin
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