This is the affair of the week on the other side of the Pyrenees: while the real Madrid is about to find FC Barcelona for a highly anticipated clasico in the king's cup final, this Saturday, the preparation of the match was marked by a strong controversy.
In question: a press conference held by referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea. The man in black who will be at the whistle on Saturday melted in tears by explaining that he had received pressures because of the line of conduct of the Madrid club.
An approach very badly welcomed by the White House, which retaliated through a very scathing official press release this Friday.
Real Madrid's very offensive answer
“Real Madrid CF considers as unacceptable public declarations made today by the referees designated for the King Cup final, scheduled for tomorrow, April 26, 2025. These protests, which surprisingly drawn attention to videos from a media protected by freedom of expression, such as Real Madrid TV, deliberately carried out 24 hours earlier against one of the participants in the final, more, the animosity and clear and manifest hostility of these referees towards Real Madrid“, Can we read in this official press release.
“” Even more surprising statements, in a threatening tone, alluding to the unit of arbitrators, have been used to announce presumed measures or actions which are far from the principles of equity, objectivity and impartiality which should prevail a few hours before a football event which captures the attention of hundreds of millions of people around the world, added the text. Given the severity of the events, Real Madrid hopes that those responsible for the RFEF and the arbitral body will act accordingly, by adopting the measures necessary to defend the prestige of the institutions they represent“, Concludes Real Madrid.
