Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, the referee for the Copa del Rey final, became emotional in a press conference after Real Madrid's TV channel aired a video criticizing his officiating. He compared the public criticism to a child being told their father is a thief, emphasizing the integrity of referees and the pressures they endure at all levels of football. Fellow official Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes indicated that referees may soon take collective action in response to ongoing criticism, hinting at the possibility of a strike against these pressures.
When a child arrives at school and his mates tell him that his father is a thief, it makes you sick. It's very hard, I don't recommend it to anyone.
We are going to start taking real action, we are not going to continue to allow what is happening... A strike? You will have news from us soon.
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