The Spanish Football Federation (Rfef) says his referees were “rejected” by Vitriol aimed at Jose Munuer Montero after sending a midfielder Real Madrid Jude Bellingham on Saturday.
Bellingham was discharged in the first half of the draw 1-1 in Osasuni after Montero decided to use a abusing language in his direction.
The English international insisted that he simply expressed frustration, and the servant was not intended for official.
The mouth of Jude Bellingham today brought him in major problems against Osasuna 🗣️
Real Madrid midfielder is shown a flat red card and sent a series of tunnel after a warning with the judge 🟥 pic.twitter.com/flqdcongv9
– Premier Sports (@premsportstv) 15. February 2025
The consequences were seen by Montero targeted with network trolls, and Rfef is enough.
“Professional judges are absolutely rejected by the attacks and threats our colleague Jose Luis Munuer Montero receives through social networks, which not only personally target him, but also his family,” the statement said.
“These attacks add hatred and verbal violence through which we have to carry out our professional work every weekend and that in the basic categories, in many cases it becomes even more unfortunately physical violence.”
I didn’t say anything wrong – Bellingham
Immediately after the game, Bellingham explained that he said “f *** off” in the general sense, but Montero claimed that he instead directed the term “f *** you”.
“I didn’t say anything wrong with the judge,” Bellingham said. “Clearly, a communication error has occurred.
“It’s an expression like a Spanish ‘iodine’ … and the consequence is that he left us with a few fewer players. It is not an insult, that was an expression for me.”
Despite being held 1-0 to half-time leadership, Madrid showed a numerical drawback expensive in the second half.
Osasuna received a penalty in the 58th minute after the late challenge of Eduard Camaving, and Ante Budimir turned from a place to become 1-1.
Visitors failed to restore their advantage, accumulating the frustrating draw, which allowed the Barcelona rivals to go at the top of La Liga by the kindness of last night’s victory 1-0 over Ray Vallecano.
Bellingham apology
After the game, Bellingham apologized to the referee -vee to his teammates for putting in a difficult position.
“I’m here to apologize with my teammates because I put them in a difficult situation today,” he admitted.
“I never offended the judge, I am glad to see that there are videos that will show reality despite the judge’s report.”
Next for Madrid is tomorrow’s night league in Play -ff, the second leg against Manchester City in Santiago Bernabeu.
