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The news following La Liga’s standing today, Real Madrid is reportedly mulling an exit from LaLiga due to increasing indignation at recent refereeing errors and the current animosity between league administrators and the club. Indignation from the club has increased through a series of embarrassing incidents, most recently the red card given to midfielder Jude Bellingham during a game against Osasuna.
During the 39th minute of the 1-1 Osasuna match, Bellingham was shown a direct red card for allegedly telling referee José Luis Munuera Montero abusive words. In his report, the official writes that Bellingham uttered, “f*** you,” to warrant the red card. Bellingham and Real Madrid counter, though, that he roared, “f*** off you” out of frustration at himself and not the referee. Manager Carlo Ancelotti leapt to the defense of Bellingham’s explanation, attributing the breakdown in communication to linguistic differences. This has landed the threat of a four-to-twelve-game suspension by the Royal Spanish Football Federation disciplinary code on Bellingham. This melodrama follows a series of refereeing decisions that have been criticized as partisan by Real Madrid.
His side lost 1-0 to Espanyol last week with defender Carlos Romero avoiding a red card for a attempt at Kylian Mbappé and going on to score the winner. A formal protest by Real Madrid to the Royal Spanish Football Federation on “manipulation and adulteration” of the competition was turned down as LaLiga President Javier Tebas lambasted the club stating that they “lost their minds.” Against this background of animosity, there have been speculations that Real Madrid are contemplating fleeing to a different European league and pursuing “asylum,” with Serie A, Ligue 1, or the Bundesliga being the probable destinations. Any such action would need to be sanctioned by FIFA, UEFA, and the respective national leagues, thereby making the process unprecedented and complex.
The tense Real Madrid-LaLiga relationship was compounded by allegations that club officials had created an anti-Madrid sentiment among other teams based on President Tebas. The continuing feud threatened to bring about Real Madrid’s demise from Spanish football and the effects it would have on LaLiga’s brand and business.
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