Madrid attacks Rubiales

He Real Madrid has pointed to Luis Rubialespresident of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), in the case of racist insults to Vinícius Junior. “We are surprised by the statements by the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, because being the head of Spanish football and the refereeing establishment, he has allowed that forceful action has not been taken, according to FIFA protocols, to avoid the situation that has been reached”, explains the statement from the merengue club.

“With his passivity he has contributed to the helplessness and defenselessness of our player Vinicius. The referees, far from acting firmly and applying the regulatory protocols, have chosen in most cases to refrain and avoid making the decisions that corresponded to them,” says the note that Madrid published on Monday afternoon.

In addition, they refer to the referee De Burgos Bengoetxea and to the VAR of Mestalla: “Just yesterday, the referee and those responsible for the VAR evaded their responsibilities and made unfair decisions based on incomplete images, which were not seen in their entirety, which were biased and which led to the direct expulsion of our player” .

“Unfortunately, what happened yesterday and the management that was done by the referees and the VAR, we do not perceive it as something isolated, but as something that has been repeated in many of our matches. The victim can never be held responsible for the crime who suffers from it,” the statement detailed.

“Act forcefully”

“Real Madrid hopes that, given the seriousness of the current situation and the image that Spanish football is being offered to the world, act forcefully and immediately by all those who have responsibility and powers to combat these scourges that are racism, xenophobia and hatred. Our club will continue to work so that the values ​​that have sustained our history continue to be a model of coexistence and exemplary nature”, she expands.