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Football

La Liga chief criticises Real Madrid’s claims of refereeing conspiracy

Source: Punch Nigeria · 22 Sep 2026, 12:46 UTC
La Liga chief criticises Real Madrid’s claims of refereeing conspiracy
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

La Liga president Javier Tebas criticised Real Madrid for what he described as an attempt to build a narrative around a refereeing conspiracy after the club lost its derby against Atlético Madrid. The supplied report does not include Real Madrid’s response or details of the disputed decisions.

La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised Real Madrid over claims that refereeing decisions reflect a conspiracy against the club. According to Punch Nigeria, Tebas said Real Madrid was building that narrative after its derby defeat by Atlético Madrid. The report does not identify the specific decisions that prompted the dispute or explain how the match affected the club’s position.

Tebas’s criticism concerns the way Real Madrid has presented the refereeing issue rather than a ruling by an independent football authority. The supplied material does not say whether La Liga, the Spanish football federation or another body has formally reviewed the decisions. Real Madrid’s position is not included in the available account.

There is also no response from Atlético Madrid, the match officials or players involved in the derby. The report provides no further detail about the timing of Tebas’s comments, the exact language used by Real Madrid or the wider consequences of the disagreement. It establishes only that the league president objected to what he regarded as a conspiracy narrative following the derby loss.

The claims were reported by Punch Nigeria and attributed to Tebas.

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