The broadcasts of Real Madrid TV, the official organ of the white club, continue to create controversy due to their fandom. The last episode took place in the Madrid derby. In the opinion of its commentators, “Atletico won thanks to the fact that three blunders by Alberola Rojas conditioned the result.”
On the channel they justified their defeat in this way: “In Morata's first goal there is a foul prior to Bellingham. The goal was not reviewed in the VAR. From a foul on the front in favor of Madrid to a goal against. Subsequently, a non-existent offside by Rüdiger, who did not intervene in the play, caused a goal to be disallowed for Camavinga. Another clear error by Alberola that harms the same team, and from the VAR without intervention by Clos Gómez.” The white TV then reported a harsh tackle by Giménez on Rodrygo that was not punished with a red card and an alleged handball by Mario Hermoso in his unmarked area. The plays that could have benefited them were ignored as usual.
These types of comments are not an isolated event, but rather the norm of conduct of the medium. Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga, has already denounced it, when in March he declared the following in reference to the Real Madrid TV videos: “Arson against the referees should be a regulatory infraction. There are official media from clubs that have been harsh one day... But that they are constantly there seems exaggerated to me. “It damages the reputation of the competition.”
Former referee Iturralde González has spoken along the lines of Tebas: “I think the Federation would have to report these events because the Sports Law includes it. What Real Madrid TV is doing is generating violence. One day something is going to happen to a referee and we are going to throw our hands over our heads.”
Real Madrid's response was instantaneous, a video in which Iturralde González was accused of "having finally taken off his mask": "Now he is dedicated to attacking Real Madrid from the media." The images reviewed errors that the Basque referee committed against the white club during his 17 active seasons.
Real Madrid TV was born in 1998 with Lorenzo Sanz as president under Sogecable (Grupo Prisa). Then, it was 18 years (from 2001 to 2019) in the hands of Royal Media, a subsidiary of Mediapro (of Jaume Roures, whom Madrid always calls a great enemy). Criticism from partners led to breaking the contract. Starting in 2021, the midfielder went on the big offensive following an uncalled penalty against Vinícius de Rulli. Since then he has been strongly marking the referees, before and after the games. His obsession is that the last League won by Atlético (three years ago) was given away. The Negreira case has given him fuel. He also entered the fray against Laporta when he commented this year that “Madrid was the team of the Franco regime.” His star commentators are José Luis Morales and Miguel Palencia, minor footballers. Its screen share is 0.5%.
