Bellingham flies off the pitch: misunderstanding or wrong decision?

A shocking event caused excitement in the Spanish Primera Division: Jew Bellingham, the midfield star of Real Madrid, was referred to the field of the referee José Luis Munuera Montero of the field in the 39th minute of the game against CF OsaSuna. The reason? A supposedly offensive comment that the referee is said to have misunderstood. When asked what exactly Bellingham said, Ancelotti said that the player spoke to him with respect, but the misunderstood phrase "Fuck Off" led to the exclusion. In his defense, Bellingham emphasized that he had not directly addressed the referee and used the word in a personal dialogue.

"At some point the midfield star apparently outlined in the tone that the referee was forced to become a traffic light box," Real Total reported. In fact, the incident is not only for Bellingham itself, but also for his team, since Real Madrid had to act outnumbered over a half. The red card was noted in the game report as a decision based on a misunderstanding - Munuera Montero had noted "Fuck You" instead of the expression actually used by Bellingham, which opened the possibility of an objection by Real Madrid. After the game, Ancelotti had underlined that Bellingham "did nothing to be sent from the pitch".

referee firing decisions in focus

The incident is not the first of its kind in the current season. There have also been controversial referee decisions in the previous games. Two weeks ago, a dismissal against Espanyol's winning goal scorer Carlos Romero was not pronounced, although he committed a rough foul attempt against Kylian Mbappé. In addition, a regular gate by Vinícius Júnior had been annulated. Now Real and Bellingham have to prepare for the upcoming challenge without the player who will miss the game against FC Girona on Sunday, February 25, 2025, in the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. While the reality of a possible objection hangs in the air, the entire situation has thrown the light of public discussion on referee decisions and its effects.