Referee complaint against Di María

The Spanish Football Federation's disciplinary body has been busy in the wake of Madrid player Ángel Di María's comments in which he insinuated that recent refereeing mistakes were intentional. "There are decisions from the referees that are not errors, they are making bad calls against us", said the Argentine.



As soon as the refereeing organisation got wind of this, things were put into the hands of its legal department which, after a detailed examination, decided to file a complaint with the Competition Committee.



The referees want the Committee to analyse the statements made and, as they attack the refereeing organisation, they believe call its integrity into question.



The Competition committee will now notify Real Madrid so that it can respond. Once that is received, the issue could be resolved, or a special investigation may be opened.



The most likely thing is that Di María will be fined. That is the logical outcome looking at previous similar cases this season. The examining magistrate Juan Miguel Martín Esteban has already drawn up a disciplinary plan for Diop, Juanlu and Wakaso for their comments regarding the refereeing organisation. The two former players likened a decision by Muñiz Fernández to theft, while Wakaso insinuated that there was racism among the referees. The fine for each player could be around €1,500.



Di María has therefore become the fourth player reported by the Comité Técnico de Árbitros (refereeing body) to the Competition Committee this season.