Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has rejected claims that he insulted referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero in the team’s 1-1 draw against Osasuna on Saturday.
Recall that the England international was sent off in the first-half for allegedly abusing the referee.
However, reacting to the development, Bellingham stated that he never said any malicious words to the centre referee.
“It’s clear that the mistake was due to a misunderstanding. I remember everything very well and also the video doesn’t match up with what was written in the referee’s report. I don’t want to go into details of what was said, but it’s an expression like ‘Oh my God!’.
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“It’s difficult because when the referee isn’t sure and says something that I didn’t say, the team suffers as a result. I just want to clarify that the team knows that I have not been so irresponsible as to put them in the situation of intentionally leaving them with 10 men. But of course, being involved in this situation, it looks like I was.
“I hope that the images are reviewed and confirm that what happened isn’t what it says in the referee’s report. If so, hopefully, the Federation will take it into account because the images are clear evidence. Obviously we can’t change the result but I hope that once reviewed there will be some change.”
