After Atletico beat Real Madrid 2-1, Jose Mourinho publicly challenged the referee’s decisions. Atletico responded with a social media campaign and a call to stop what it called 'referee harassment.' The Spanish referees’ committee later acknowledged at least one error.
Jose Mourinho used printouts at his post-match press conference to argue two Atletico tackles should have been red cards and accused referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias of poor officiating.
Atletico launched a social media counter-campaign under the hashtag #StopAcosoArbitralYA, generating over two million views within hours.
Atletico Madrid responds to Mourinho's referee criticism after derby defeat, viewability ~27-35%). Then he lost the post-match press conference, too, at least according to Atletico Madrid. Advertisement Mourinho pulls out the receipts In a move that was vintage Mourinho, the Real Madrid manager arrived at his post-match press conference armed with printouts.
The club's frustration was compounded by the fact that they played the entire second half with 10 men after Dean Huijsen received a red card. Rather than escalating the war of words, he took aim at the broader culture of managerial complaints about officiating. You've reached the end The news moving money, markets, and the world-before your day starts.
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Atletico Madrid have hit back at Real Madrid's criticism of the referring decisions during the derby on Sunday.
Jose Mourinho launched into a rant about refereeing standards following Real Madrid's defeat to Atletico Madrid, who have now hit back. The post ‘Stop referee harassment now’ – Atleti hit back at Mourinho following derby comments appeared first on SoccerNews .
A day after Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho complained about a poor performance by Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, Atletico Madrid called on Monday for an end to "refereeing harassment".
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has urged Jose Mourinho to show greater respect towards referees after the controversial Madrid derby.
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