The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) says that his referees are “turned off” by the Vitriol aimed at Jose Munuera Montero after he sent the Real Madrid -midfielder Jude Bellingham on Saturday.
Bellingham was fired in the first half of the 1-1 draw in Osasuna after Montero decided that he had used insulting language in his direction.
The international of England insisted that he had just pronounced frustration and De Smet was not aimed at the civil servant.
Jude Bellingham’s mouth today brought him into major problems against Osasuna 🗣️
The Real Madrid -midfielder received a straight red card and sent the tunnel off after protesting with the referee 🟥 pic.twitter.com/flqdcongv9
– Premier Sports (@premsportstv) February 15, 2025
The aftermath saw Montero the target of online trolls and the RFEF says that enough is enough.
“The professional referees were absolutely divested by the attacks and threats that our colleague Jose Luis Munuera Montero receives through social networks, which are not only aimed at him, but also on his family,” was the statement.
“These attacks contribute to hatred and verbal violence, which means that we have to perform our professional work every weekend, and in many cases in the BASE categories, unfortunately, becomes physical violence.”
I said nothing bad – Bellingham
Immediately after the game, Bellingham explained that he said “F *** off” in a general sense, but Montero claimed that he directed the term “F *** you” to him instead.
“I said nothing to the referee,” said Bellingham. “It is clear that there was a communication error.
“It is an expression like the Spanish ‘Joder’ … and the result is that he left us less with one player. It is not an insult, it was an expression for myself. “
Although they held their 1-0 lead to the break, the numeric disadvantage of Madrid turned out to be expensive in the second half.
Osasuna received a penalty in the 58th minute after the late challenge of Eduardo Camavinga, and Ante Budimir converted the place to bring the score to 1-1.
The visitors were unable to restore their advantage and settle for a frustrating draw, so Rivals Barcelona could get the top of La Liga thanks to the 1-0 win last night at Rayo Vallecano.
Bellingham -Discussion
After the match, Bellingham gave an apology from the referee-but to his teammates to place them in a difficult position.
“I am here to apologize to my teammates apologizing while I put them in a difficult situation today,” he admitted.
“I have never offended the referee, I am happy to see that there are the videos to show reality despite the referee’s report.”
Next for Madrid is the Champions League Knockout Phase Playoff from Tomorrow competition second stage against Manchester City in the Santiago Bernabeu.
