La Liga President Javier Tebas Criticizes Real Madrid, Accusing Them of Wanting to Harm...

La Liga's president, Javier Tebas, criticized Real Madrid for their aggressive behavior towards the refereeing in the league, stating that they have "lost their composure." After suffering a loss to Espanyol, which Madrid alleges was influenced by biased refereeing, they sent a strongly worded letter to the Spanish football federation, claiming that the refereeing was "rigged" and "completely discredited." The incident in question was when Espanyol defender, Carlos Romero, was not given a red card for his tackle on striker Kylian Mbappe, which ultimately led to the game-winning goal.

"Real Madrid wants to harm the competition (La Liga), not just the refereeing group," Tebas told reporters.

"They have built a story of victimhood and I think the cherry on top was the letter they published the other day...

"The issue has been blown out of proportion, they have lost their head."

Tebas was speaking after attending a meeting with La Liga clubs, the Spanish federation (RFEF) and representatives of Spain's refereeing committee (CTA).

Spanish media said Real Madrid refused to attend the meeting, which was held in order to discuss improvements to football in the country.

CTA president Luis Medina Cantalejo suggested, among other measures, "audio recordings of VAR reviews be broadcast live, provided that FIFA authorises it," the federation said in a statement.

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RFEF chief Rafael Louzan, whose appeal against a seven-year ban from holding public office was upheld earlier Thursday, hailed the meeting as the start of a new era.

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"Let this be the beginning of a new, different era, we have the opportunity to create it together," said Louzan.

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