Former international referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez has claimed that nine out of 10 Spanish referees are Real Madrid supporters.
Iturralde, who added that he personally roots for Athletic Club, also stated that the other 10 percent of the officials support Barcelona.
"Whether Barcelona like it or not, 70 percent of the Spanish population, excluding Catalonia, support Real Madrid," he told 'El Larguero'.
"Nowadays there are more people who go for Barcelona because young people have seen Pep Guardiola's Barcelona titles.
"But before the Lionel Messi era, how many people supported Real Madrid in Spain?"
Asked to breakdown the referees' preference for Real Madrid or Barcelona, he didn't bite his tongue.
"It's 90 to 10," he said, in favour of Real Madrid.
OjeeTheGreat
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Mateo Messi: If 90% spanish referee support Real Madrid, then my future is clear. I will become a referee!!! 🤣
ronnie_luv
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only Refrees know how Barcelona won against PSG during 2nd leg of UCL[Crylaugh]
SH3012
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Real Madrid Fan To Real Madrid Haters:
Nadan7
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Can someone explain this to me [Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
jaazibshah
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Real Madrid And Barcelona's rivalry is like no other. Their amazing matches also known as El Clasico is so popular it is watched all around the world and I am proud to know that this is part of football history....
Dwise
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There are 3 football clubs in La Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Others
jaazibshah
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When Messi Scores: Wow When Real Madrid Silence Them: How When We Want A El Clasico: Now What Players Look Like When Tackled By Sergio Ramos: A Cow
SH3012
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9 Out Of 10 Spanish Referee Voted For Real Madrid That 1 Referee Explaining why he voted for Barcelona:
Nadan7
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These guys are really missed... Now their teams can’t win titles 😏
Nadan7
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When Barca fails👉🏻 REF is always there 🔥 When Madrid fails 👉🏻 Ramos is always there 🔥
wanceortz
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only Refrees know how Barcelona won against PSG during 2nd leg of UCL[Crylaugh]
And only referees know how Madrid eliminated juve and Bayern in 2018 and 2017