Real Madrid has decided to sever its ties with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) following a dispute over refereeing decisions in domestic competitions.
The club’s management believes that the decision not to award a penalty to Kylian Mbappé in the final moments of the match against Girona provides conclusive evidence supporting their escalating stance.
Attempts to de-escalate tensions at the end of last season, under the leadership of the new RFEF president, Rafael Lozan, included several meetings with Real Madrid’s general manager, José Ángel Sánchez, and Real Madrid was granted a special role in reforming the refereeing committee.
However, Real Madrid refused to publicly back down from its systematic campaign against referees. According to the newspaper AS, relations have cooled considerably in recent months.
This cooling of relations was clearly evident in the events surrounding the Bayern Munich match. UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin sat next to Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez, while Lausanne (who was accompanying Čeferin) was seated in the back rows, far from the VIP area.
The report indicates that Real Madrid feels justified in its decision to sever ties and believes that recent adverse rulings against it bolster its argument.
The club is firmly convinced that La Liga is rigged or its integrity compromised, and consequently, it wants to minimize its involvement with the Spanish Football Federation. This stance will remain unchanged until there is a complete and fundamental overhaul of the refereeing system.
