La Liga referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero, who is taken into account one of many officers in Spain, has been on the centre of a storm over the previous few days.
Final weekend, Munuera Montero controversially despatched off Jude Bellingham throughout Actual Madrid’s 1-1 draw in opposition to Osasuna, after which he was subjected to demise threats. And within the final 24 hours, he has now been positioned underneath investigation by the Spanish Soccer Federation amid allegations of a battle of curiosity with an organization, Talentus Sports activities, that he’s a companion with.
Munuera Montero has now addressed this matter in an announcement on Instagram, as per Relevo.
“In latest months the extreme assault on the refereeing collective has been evidenced, on this final event with me being the protagonist. The corporate Talentus Sports activities Audio system, an organization owned by the referee José Luis Munuera, has not invoiced any quantity to any sports activities entity since its creation, whether or not golf equipment, federations or corporations within the sports activities business.
“This firm, which started its exercise lower than a yr in the past, goals to allow completely different athletes to switch the transversal values of sport to completely different organisations, by way of the narration of their private experiences, as proven on its web site.
“Lastly, I anticipate that I’ll train the corresponding civil and legal actions in opposition to these media that deliberately or recklessly have disseminated falsehoods or incorrect or biased data, producing irreparable harm to the skilled status, popularity of myself and the refereeing group, in addition to to my very own private privateness and that of third events.”
Because of this ongoing investigation, Munuera Montero has been positioned “within the fridge” by the Federation and Technical Committee of Referees, which means that he won’t thought-about for choice on any matches till the matter is resolved. He may also not be referred to as upon by UEFA.