While Spanish football was divided in two, with Florentino Perez joining former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu in calling for a European Super League while LaLiga chief Javier Tebas defended the league's interests, a can of worms was opened on Sunday night after Yoshinori Muto's header hit Sergio Ramos' elbow in Real Madrid's area against Eibar.
It didn't take watching the replay to know what had happened. In real time we already knew that it should have been a penalty, and not because the Real Madrid captain made a gesture of having tried to get out of the way. When a similar thing happened to Nacho Fernandez against Alaves, a penalty was awarded.
But neither Jose Luis Munuera Montero, who minutes earlier had decided not to send off Anaitz Arbilla for a second yellow card, nor Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, who had seen an offside in a sublime Karim Benzema goal because of a frame where the Frenchman was half a boot ahead of the play, understood that this was worthy of a penalty.
If the situation on the pitch was already grotesque, someone at Las Rozas surely had to provide explanations on Monday morning. Zinedine Zidane, Jose Luis Mendilibar, Dani Carvajal and Kike Garcia all confirmed what seemed to be evidence and embarrassment: that not even those involved in football know when a handball is a penalty and when it is not.
Carlos Velasco Carballo, who was a discreet referee but now heads the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)'s Technical Committee of Referees, was striving a few days ago for a 98 percent success rate for decisions in which VAR had intervened. It would be the last straw if perfection were not to be found in this televised football in which we see even the bogeys eaten on the bench by Joachim Low.
The remaining two percent is like that fractious dentist who doesn't recommend fluoride toothpaste because a recommendation of ten out of ten cannot be credible. Marketing stuff.
And that's where we are. With an unfilled cavity, with defenders on the verge of arm amputation and with some members of the profession reciting The Song of my Cid, which I no longer know if it's right or left:
"What a good vassal I would be if I had a good lord!"
BHARATJADHAV
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DONT DEAL THIS MEN.....
L£GION
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You actually cheat together... vamos💪🏽💪🏽
Chelsea 2009 joined the chat😇
vundkosy
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sorry..................., please..............
Bikacimopu
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Just obey ur father
kay7
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Lmao what? He was going down. No one jumps with their arms at their sides.
maybe.. @meyabcmo does that?... I think he needs to teach ALL Footballer how to do that doe 😂😂
kay7
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Madrid was is and always will be favoured by refree. This isn’t even a news, this is something that happens regularly in every match
ouch.. thats probably hit him in his heart doe 😂
lawelmsyz
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Good luck
zacdmrtu
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So u people can't see the person was in the air before ball hit him
SRAAA
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If only you were getting paid 🤣your life must be bitter to come online and cry like a female dog
meyacdemot
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It's only fair when madrid loss a game when we win haters has something to say hala madrid 🤪🤪🤪🤪
YoungMakito10
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this app can go to hell
YoungMakito10
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Madrid was is and always will be favoured by refree. This isn’t even a news, this is something that happens regularly in every match
cry till death they had to cheat Valencia for Barcelona to be able to draw what a shame
YoungMakito10
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this app is just anti Madrid app how can a player have control over his am while in the air ? is he superman or batman?
Hupabcdemo
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Hala Madrid!💯❤️💪
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You actually cheat together... vamos💪🏽💪🏽
রায়হান
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Madrid was is and always will be favoured by refree. This isn’t even a news, this is something that happens regularly in every match
yeap that's why world seen chelsea vs barca biggest robbery match🥴 barca fans always shown us there hypocrisy level👏👏
RATTLER
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AF is very stupid and bias. You are crying about an elbow of a player who was jumping and landing and you dont write anything of the two penalties which was supposed to be awarded to Real Madrid Vs Athletic. Its high time you be fair to all teams. Hala Madrid.
It's not them who wrote the article
রায়হান
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Madrid was is and always will be favoured by refree. This isn’t even a news, this is something that happens regularly in every match
😂😂
m4verickplays
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Hala Madrid!💯❤️💪
Jamadekruy
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No penalty....Ramos was only trying to clear the ball...he was already in the air when the ball struck his elbow....his hand is in a natural position Bc you need your hands to jump to create upward thrust...his eyes wasn’t even on the ball as yet when the Eibar player headed it
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Don't be jealous Barca fans....
toMessi
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Madrid was is and always will be favoured by refree. This isn’t even a news, this is something that happens regularly in every match
BillyDedon
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what happened to this favour you talk about when we had two clear penalty shouts against Athletic club Bilbao? Y'all didn't come out then o. We scored great goals and no one says anything but if that Benzema goal had stood, y'all would come out again spitting fire yet u talk of bias and favours there are many times this season alone that calls have gone against us but we didn't make a fuse about it if the government can't stay away from our football let's not bring their politics into it for them
Don't forget that even Bilbao got a penalty first and it was denied and if it was given maybe the match would have gone other way, and those handball occurred when you where not leading it will be awarded.
ceybepr
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It seems Madrid now have more money so Referee federation is now in their pocket!! Barca is now BROKE!
Yes we just approved 617mil euros budget for the coming year I hope we sign a good striker and some good referees....Hala Madrid 😎💪
SkiideuG
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Real Madrid are the heart of Spain the capital that's why rhey are always favoured and Barcelona is a team that from a place that even claim they are not even Spanish and they want their independence that's why Barcelona will never be favoured like Real Madrid.
what happened to this favour you talk about when we had two clear penalty shouts against Athletic club Bilbao? Y'all didn't come out then o. We scored great goals and no one says anything but if that Benzema goal had stood, y'all would come out again spitting fire yet u talk of bias and favours there are many times this season alone that calls have gone against us but we didn't make a fuse about it if the government can't stay away from our football let's not bring their politics into it for them
Dodcampns
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It’s not the same lmao he stuck his elbow out
Lmao what? He was going down. No one jumps with their arms at their sides.
BillyDedon
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you are big liar
Not lies bro this is fcat
ray_light44
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Af I’d the definition of anti Madrid
BøūjèéWïddãŪzî
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that's exactly my point and even the article said one of their players should've been sent off plus benzema offside because of his toe we don't complain but yet stills a ball hitting his hand is PEN that's just stupid
They don’t wanna see us win
Khadka
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your words sounds like politician 😂😂
Cezemprty
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similar incident happened 3 or 4 times against Bilbao no has been given to RM
chizzlekay
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This is a penalty but the one Rojo did against Nigeria in the world cup was not w penalty Hypocrisy
vusadkstuz
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Real Madrid are the heart of Spain the capital that's why rhey are always favoured and Barcelona is a team that from a place that even claim they are not even Spanish and they want their independence that's why Barcelona will never be favoured like Real Madrid.
you are big liar
EMFREEZER
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Being a barca fan I am saying that real are playing good than us.Barca should know and learn how to defend in counter attacks.Thats the main lack in Barca .It should be improved only by signings the good defenders Otherwise we won't win anything including la liga.
you are a real fan not a cry fan always. so many penalties not awarded, but a player who is not in a natural place, there is no penalty.
ironide
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It's a penalty Referee's are hvng team their teams
just like the one u were given against Leipzig
HardyMessiah
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Spain is the worst place to see this henious kind of referring in favor of Real Madrid!!!!
It seems Madrid now have more money so Referee federation is now in their pocket!! Barca is now BROKE!
Phamarcy
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Spain is the worst place to see this henious kind of referring in favor of Real Madrid!!!!
U don't know what u are saying. When it goes against Madrid there is no one to do complains but when it goes in favour of Madrid it is there that u see many people including Barcelona fans to do f*****h complains. U mean Madrid fans do not see all the favours u get from referees. But we seems not to see it.
EMFREEZER
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AF is very stupid and bias. You are crying about an elbow of a player who was jumping and landing and you dont write anything of the two penalties which was supposed to be awarded to Real Madrid Vs Athletic. Its high time you be fair to all teams. Hala Madrid.
BillyDedon
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Real Madrid are the heart of Spain the capital that's why rhey are always favoured and Barcelona is a team that from a place that even claim they are not even Spanish and they want their independence that's why Barcelona will never be favoured like Real Madrid.
teaiklnoyz
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No penalty....Ramos was only trying to clear the ball...he was already in the air when the ball struck his elbow....his hand is in a natural position Bc you need your hands to jump to create upward thrust...his eyes wasn’t even on the ball as yet when the Eibar player headed it
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this are political football in spain
Cehabkoptu
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Mr Autty the naughty at it again. No embarrassment when Umtiti handled the ball in the box vs Real Sociedad. No embarrassment when non existent penalty was awarded Barcelona as Griezmann dived and so on but embarrassment comes up in your lexicon once its Madrid. Well we experts say it is ball to hand, the ball hit the back of Ramos arm, Ramos was not even facing the direction of the ball. Shame on you autty! You have no finesse.
Yh my guy u are on point shame onto the enemies hala Madrid
meyabcmo
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Remember when Sergi Roberto stuck his hands all the way behind him and hit the ball. That wasn’t given as a penalty as it was deemed in a natural position. That is what also happened here.
It’s not the same lmao he stuck his elbow out
HardyMessiah
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Spain is the worst place to see this henious kind of referring in favor of Real Madrid!!!!
copacdrsty
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What about the penalty given against Croatia in the world cup final
copacdrsty
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What about the penalty given against Croatia in the world cup
Dodcampns
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Only for Real Madrid fans that’s not penalties but we all know this already,,
Remember when Sergi Roberto stuck his hands all the way behind him and hit the ball. That wasn’t given as a penalty as it was deemed in a natural position. That is what also happened here.
yuocdkmnpt
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It's a penalty Referee's are hvng team their teams
MoneyLord
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Keep barka dogs[Crylaugh]
Keep crying barka dogs [Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
MoneyLord
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that's a lie. you have been awarded even the ones that are not penalty. haven't you noticed that.
Keep barka dogs[Crylaugh]
Riaadeim
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Only for Real Madrid fans that’s not penalties but we all know this already,,
Dope7king
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Proof it’s not a penalty: He’s in mid air, naturally his muscle memory will raise his hands to keep him balanced in the air or else he’ll fall side ways. According to all modern day rules if the player is at a natural position which he can’t control because he needs balance, then it’s not a pen
worldboss309
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Madrid were denied a penalty against Bilbao in the same way and no one talked about it and not one Madrid player complained
that's exactly my point and even the article said one of their players should've been sent off plus benzema offside because of his toe we don't complain but yet stills a ball hitting his hand is PEN that's just stupid