Sergio Ramos comments illustrate double standard following Girona ban

Girona are reportedly frustrated with the disciplinary committee at the RFEF, feeling that they have been harshly treated in the case of David Lopez. Their veteran defender made comments about referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias in October, and has only just received a resolution – a four-game ban.

Lopez noted during a half-time flash interview that it’s hard to work with someone like Ortiz Arias, who ‘disrespects you’, ‘insults you’ and is ‘arrogant’, causing a stir. The Referees Committee later released the audio from the match – an edited form – claiming that this was not true. This week the case was resolved by the Competition Committee, and Lopez was hit with a four-game ban.

However he isn’t the only one to have criticised Ortiz Arias. Just days later, Sevilla star Sergio Ramos was asked about Ortiz Arias, and made almost the exact same comments.

“I don’t want to make assessments, but referees make mistakes too. And so do we, but what happens when we make mistakes is that we get a yellow or a red, when the referees make mistakes, they should also see the consequences, as it used to happen with them getting dropped for a game.”