LaLiga to get new refs after Madrid controversy

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is making sweeping changes aft deciding connected Thursday to portion institution with the caput of VAR and the president of the Technical Committee of Referees.

Luis Medina Cantalejo had been successful complaint of Spain's Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) since December 2021 portion erstwhile referee Carlos Clos Gómez was liable for VAR.

"This determination reflects the tendency to unfastened a caller epoch successful the tract of refereeing, successful enactment with the enactment carried retired by the refereeing strategy betterment group, which includes representatives from the refereeing community, nonrecreational clubs, and the Federation itself," the RFEF said successful a statement.

"This abstraction for dialog and proposals has helped laic the foundations for a much modern, businesslike exemplary adapted to the existent needs of Spanish football."

The RFEF thanked Medina Cantalejo and Clos Gómez for their "professionalism and commitment."

RFEF president Rafael Louzan revealed earlier this twelvemonth that refereeing successful Spain was acceptable to acquisition structural change.

Medina Cantalejo and Clos Gómez person travel nether scrutiny this past play with galore clubs complaining astir refereeing decisions.

Real Madrid person often complained, with the club's TV channel, Real Madrid TV, regularly highlighting errors from officials.

Los Blancos filed a ceremonial complaint to the RFEF and Spanish government's High Sports Council (CSD) successful February accusing officials of "manipulation and adulteration" of the contention pursuing their 1-0 decision to Espanyol.

While astatine the helm of the CTA, Medina Cantalejo presided implicit the probe of the Negreira case successful Spanish football.

Barcelona allegedly paid José María Enríquez Negreira's companies much than €7 cardinal ($7.3m) betwixt 2001 and 2018 portion helium was vice president of the refereeing committee.

The RFEF volition denote connected July 2 the caller operation of its Technical Committee of Referees.