The Spanish Football Federation announced that it had filed a complaint with the police after audio conversations between the referee and the VAR were leaked to local media for the Real Madrid-Almeria match, which included several controversial refereeing decisions last Sunday.
The audio recording included a discussion between Francisco Jose Hernandez Maiso, the arena referee, and Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez, the video assistant referee, about a possible red card for Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior due to hitting an opponent in the face.
There was no referee call to review the shot, so the discussion between the officials had to remain confidential. Only official review footage is released to the public.
The Spanish Federation said in a statement: “The Spanish Federation, which is conducting an internal investigation into the incident, considers the publication of these audio-visual materials extremely dangerous and hopes to obtain a response as soon as possible in order to identify those responsible.”
The audio leaks fanned the flames of a match that was already very controversial, in which Real Madrid snatched a 3-2 victory over bottom club Almería after coming back from behind.
Real Madrid snatched the victory thanks to a goal from Dani Carvajal in the ninth minute of stoppage time in the exciting match in the Spanish League, which was characterized by controversy over the video assistant referee technology due to three controversial decisions that awarded the home team a goal and a penalty kick and canceled a goal for Almeria.
The referees’ performance on Sunday made headlines and sparked great controversy in a country where football authorities and referees are under scrutiny due to numerous scandals.
2024-01-23 20:48:23
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