Whereas Actual Madrid fumed concerning the award of a penalty to rivals Atletico Madrid for a problem on Samuel Lino within the first half, Los Colchoneros have been baffled concerning the resolution to not ship off Dani Ceballos for a harmful problem on Pablo Barrios throughout their 1-1 derby conflict on Saturday. Each side have an extended checklist of grievances they really feel have gone unheard, and the newest sequel to flee the ears of the officers within the opinion of Atletico followers is a foul-mouthed tirade by Jude Bellingham.
The 21-year-old star has stood out for his ardour and pushed nature since arriving within the Spanish capital, nevertheless it has at instances spilled over. He was despatched off for dissent in opposition to Valencia final season after seeing a objective controversially disallowed at Mestalla. Nevertheless it was not the primary time that he had turn out to be lower than well mannered with the officers, after repeatedly telling Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes to ‘f*** off’ throughout a 2-0 win over Granada on the Santiago Bernabeu in November 2023.
That recreation he escaped punishment regardless of already having been booked, and on Saturday evening, definitely Los Rojiblancos have been confused by the choice to not admonish him. Movistar+ revealed photographs and sound the place after the linesman gave a choice in opposition to him, Bellingham shouts ‘F*** you man, f*** off’. After complaining to the referee, he’s additionally seen grabbing his genitals in a present of his discontent.
#RealMadrid star Jude Bellingham escaped punishment on Saturday after a salty encounter with the linesman was picked up by Movistar.
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He isn’t the primary participant to curse a referee, nor the primary to flee motion, however the inconsistency of officers has induced no scarcity of frustration in Spain. Final yr, as identified by Cadena Cope, on-loan Getafe ahead Mason Greenwood was mistakenly despatched off for saying what Gonzalez Fuertes believed to be ‘f*** you’, which was later rescinded after they proved it was not what he stated. On numerous events, La Liga gamers have seen sending offs for merely telling referees they’re ‘very dangerous’ too, albeit in Spanish.