Luis Medina Cantalejo, head of Spain's refereeing body, defended officials against Real Madrid's claims of corruption after a controversial match against Espanyol. Madrid's board criticized the referee's decisions, including failing to send off an Espanyol defender who later scored. They requested audio recordings from the match and labeled the refereeing system as discredited, calling for structural reform. Medina Cantalejo asserted that while referees may make mistakes, they act honorably, and he is adamant that there is no corruption in their ranks, despite Madrid's ongoing complaints.
We don't get into wars of words with teams. I don't want to add more fuel to the fire. My colleagues and I are not corrupt.
The events that occurred in this match exceeded any margin for human error or refereeing interpretation, calling for structural reform.
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