Real Madrid has refuted claims of a potential boycott against their Copa del Rey final match against Barcelona. This follows a public feud regarding the chosen referee, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, who became emotional in a press conference responding to Real Madrid's criticisms. He condemned the hostile environment around match officiating and suggested that other referees might consider striking. Madrid's accusations of referee bias are rooted in a history of controversies involving perceived unfair treatment by match officials this season.
"When a child arrives at school and his mates tell him that his father is a thief, it makes you sick. What I do is try to educate my son to tell him that his father is an honest man..."
"It is not right, what we are going through, for many colleagues... Let everyone reflect on where we want to go, on what we want from sport and from football."
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