Real Madrid Confidencial LaLiga tries to undermine Real Madrid's fight for the Club World Cup
Justice considers 'RMTV' videos against referees to be punishable and orders the case to be reopened
LaLiga is once again targeting Real Madrid just a few months before the competition begins. "IUSPORT" has obtained access to a ruling in which the Contentious-Administrative Court No. 4 of Madrid has upheld the appeal filed by LaLiga regarding the videos from Real MadridTV. It should be recalled that the club's television channel has continued to produce videos against Spanish referees in recent times.
At the same time, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been ordered to reopen the disciplinary proceedings against the club. According to the aforementioned outlet, "the ruling considers that Real Madrid's conduct may constitute a disciplinary offense under several articles of the RFEF Disciplinary Code. The videos distributed go beyond mere sports criticism and may affect the integrity of the competition and the honor of the refereeing group".
Meanwhile, the court "rejects the notion that such conduct is protected by freedom of expression and information". It also states "that this right is limited by respect for the rules of the game and the prohibition of harassment or bullying of referees".
What precedents are there?
The case began in March 2024, with complaints filed by Sevilla and LaLiga before the Sports Discipline Committee. In these, they reported the behavior of Real Madrid through its television channel. It is considered that pressure and harassment campaigns may have been carried out against the refereeing group.
On June 5, 2024, the Sports Discipline Committee dismissed the case after agreeing that there was no offense or disciplinary responsibility. After this decision, both LaLiga and Sevilla filed an appeal with the federation's Committee, but these were dismissed as they were not solved within the deadline.
The next step was to appeal to the TAD, whose decision was issued on November 21, 2024. TAD in this case did not appeal, to the misfortune of LaLiga and Sevilla.
Finally, the Contentious-Administrative Court No. 4 does believe that LaLiga has the right to challenge the decision. As explained by "IUSPORT", "it is an interested party in the proceedings and the law recognizes representative associations of economic and social interests as holders of legitimate collective interests".
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