Real Madrid have 'lost their head' over referee attack

La Liga president Javier Tebas says Real Madrid person "lost their head" aft the Spanish nine launched an unprecedented onslaught connected the league's referees.

Real Madrid sent a formal missive of complaint, external to the Spanish FA (RFEF) and Spain's High Council for Sports aft suffering a 1-0 decision astatine Espanyol connected Saturday.

The lone extremity of the crippled was scored by Espanyol defender Carlos Romero, who Real felt should person been sent disconnected for an earlier situation connected Kylian Mbappe.

In the missive they claimed that officials - including video adjunct referees (VAR) - are biased against them, "rigged", and "completely discredited".

The missive said: "Decisions against Real Madrid person reached a level of manipulation and adulteration of the contention that tin nary longer beryllium ignored."

Speaking astatine a gathering with La Liga clubs, RFEF and representatives of Spain's refereeing committee (CTA) connected Thursday - which Real Madrid did not be - Tebas said: "Real Madrid wants to harm the competition, not conscionable the refereeing group.

"They person built a communicative of victimhood and I deliberation the cherry connected apical was the missive they published the different day.

"The contented has been blown retired of proportion, they person mislaid their head. Football doesn't revolve astir Real Madrid."

Meanwhile, earlier connected Thursday, RFEF main Rafael Louzan had his seven-year prohibition from holding nationalist bureau overturned by Spain's Supreme Court.

In 2022 a provincial tribunal ruled against Louzan for misconduct during his tenure arsenic president of Pontevedra Provincial Council.

He was elected RFEF president successful December aft the Supreme Court allowed him to run.

"Let this beryllium the opening of a new, antithetic era, we person the accidental to make it together," said Louzan.