⚖️ Referees' union speaks out on the Negreira case and RMTV | OneFootball

The Spanish Football Referees Association (AESAF) has issued an official statement addressed to all its affiliates, addressing in detail two critical situations that are putting the image and integrity of the refereeing collective in Spain to the test.

In the statement, AESAF is evaluating the possibility of presenting a private prosecution within the so-called Negreira Case to defend its honorability. According to the statement, "it is a complex challenge, but necessary to clarify the facts and prevent doubts about the professionalism of referees", ensuring that their image remains clean in the courts.

The second issue is the videos of Real Madrid TV. The decision of an Administrative Court ruling in favor of LaLiga in a appeal against Real Madrid is a boost for the refereeing collective. AESAF has expressed its satisfaction with this sentence, seeing it as a support for the work of referees, but has also warned that it will not tolerate unjustified attacks on the honor of its members.

In the same way, they do not rule out appearing in the same case against Real Madrid TV. "We will proceed to study the possibility and opportunity to appear in the process to reinforce and give greater legitimacy to the demand, by appearing as representatives of the refereeing collective, object of harassment", they point out.

The association emphasizes that "the right to free expression has limits and that respect for the rules is fundamental in sports".

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