It does some months, Gerard Piqué, central FC Barcelona, had lit the controversy after leaving fall, in an interview with the Youtuber 'DjMariio', that in Spain existed referee's favouritism and that the Real Madrid was more benefited by the referee's body of LaLiga. Shortly after, the Committee of Competition opened him a file.
Competition understood that the words of the central Catalan could be attacking against the honesty, professionalism and impartiality of the referee's community, reason by which studied if it had to be sanctioned or no. However, as it has advanced 'Què t'hi Jugues' of the Chain BE, Piqué will not receive sanction any by his statements because it does not fulfil with the necessary requirements to consider an attack against the arbitration.
Piqué was confronting to a hard possible sanction of until four parties suspended by his words. His case corresponded to the article 100 bis of the Disciplinary Code of the RFEF that affirms that it can not question "the honesty and impartiality of any member of the referee's community or of the organs of the RFEF; as well as the statements that suppose a disapproval of the activity of any member of the communities mentioned when they effect with despise or when it employ an offensive language, insultante, humillante or malsonante". The sanction, in these cases goes of four to twelve parties with fine in quantity of 601 to 3.005,06 euros, as it explains the article.
What had said Piqué?
In the talk with 'DjMariio' for 'Post United, the Barcelona head office had aimed that "the past year, when reinicia LaLiga, the thing is that when we are badly are to hit us latigazos. The of LaLiga past of the Madrid is the more esperpéntico that have seen in my life. The party in San Sebastián, with four played doubtful and the four in favour of the Real Madrid. Some things that, with VAR, are totally injustificables. In Saint Mamés... You are accustomed to receive and when no you it pitan...".
However, the thickness was when it highlighted that "an exárbitro, think that Iturralde, said that 85% of the referees are of the Madrid. How they do not go to pitar in favour of the Madrid if they are of the Madrid?", atinó. Finally, it highlighted in his moment that respected the referee's work and that "know that they try to do the best possible work, but when it arrives a moment of doubt...", it sentenced.