The Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF) have handed Jude Bellingham a two-match ban following his pink card in Actual Madrid’s 1-1 draw towards Osasuna.
The England worldwide was proven pink earlier than half-time at El Sadar on Saturday for supposedly saying “f*** you” to referee José Luis Munuera Montero, because the Spanish official’s report of the match states.
The RFEF described this as “contemptuous or thoughtless attitudes in the direction of referees, officers or sports activities authorities” in deciding upon the size of the midfielder’s ban.
That is regardless of Bellingham since declaring that there had been a “miscommunication”, in addition to Carlo Ancelotti’s rationalization that the participant as a substitute mentioned “f*** off” in frustration over a call, relatively than instantly insulting the referee. As such, Madrid are set to enchantment the choice.
The enchantment would mark the most recent growth in Madrid’s conflict with the Spanish soccer authorities, having despatched a proper letter to the FA after their 1-0 away loss to Espanyol initially February.
Los Blancos felt the match winner, Carlos Romero, ought to have already been despatched off for a previous problem on Kylian Mbappé, which solely noticed the defender obtain a yellow card.
This outrage intensified within the following weeks, first with a controversial penalty awarded to Atlético Madrid throughout a 1-1 draw, after which at Osasuna this prior weekend, each because of the pink card and a contentious penalty awarded towards them.
Madrid we’re main by means of Mbappé’s opener on the time of Bellingham’s dismissal, however went on to attract 1-1 because of the spot-kick transformed by Croatian striker Ante Budimir.
Bellingham will play tonight (Wednesday) in Madrid’s residence tie towards Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League, wherein they lead 3-2 courtesy of the 21-year-old’s last- minute winner.
Ought to the ban be upheld, the La Liga holders will then be with out Bellingham after they host Metropolis’s sister-club Girona this Sunday 23 February.
Madrid at the moment sit second within the desk behind arch-rivals Barcelona, who solely lead on goal-difference with Atlético additionally lurking only one level behind in third place.
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