Referee's Committee defend official over "unfair accusations" made by Real Madrid over Vinicius Junior situation

Real Madrid have been at odds with referees on several occasions throughout the season, and the latest episode is currently underway, as they have reported Juan Martinez Munuera – the on-field official for the victory over Osasuna – to the Competition Committee at the RFEF, citing alleged negligence after he failed to include offensive chants aimed at Vinicius Junior in his referee’s report.

Chants of “Vinicius, die” were held at El Sadar on Saturday, and Real Madrid claimed that several of their players made Munuera aware of this. They feel that the referee deliberately ignored these by not including the incidents in his report.

However, the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) have now disputed this, and have issued a statement in defence of Munuera. They say that no such complaints were made by Real Madrid players during the match, nor was one made at the full time whistle – quotes via MD.

Full statement from the CTA:

The RFEF Technical Committee of Referees would like to express its full and unconditional support for First Division referee Juan Martinez Munuera, following the unfair accusations made by Real Madrid C.F. in its complaint to the Competition Committee.

The club alludes to a series of warnings made by its players about shouts or chants by the public against their club’s No. 7 player. We must clarify that, once the audios of the match have been reviewed, no indication is heard from any Real Madrid C.F. player on this matter nor, at the end of the match, did the club delegate inform the referee of any incident related to these shouts or chants, as he is empowered by article 258, on club delegates. of the General Regulations of the RFEF.

However, the CTA would like to remind you that the referee can only