New footage shows Jude Bellingham losing it with referee in Real Madrid clash and swearing at him in heated scenes
NEW FOOTAGE shows Jude Bellingham swearing at referee at half-time during Madrid’s clash with Almeria.
The Madrid man can be heard swearing at the ref as he complains about not being given enough fouls during the game.
New footage shows Bellingham saying: “That’s a foul on me there!”
The referee replies saying: “I agree with you in that one.”
Rather than the reply calming Bellingham down, he responded by saying: “Oh my God… brilliant. I don’t get a f*****g foul for you agreeing with me though. It’s just f*****g s**t man every week. F*****g hell.”
Despite Bellingham’s complaints, Madrid were generally seen as the ones that got the rub of the green with decisions.
Madrid struggled massively against the bottom of the league side, who haven’t won a single game this season.
They entered half-time at 2-0 down as Almeria raced into a surprise lead.
Referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso was at the centre of the controversy for ruling out an Almeria goal, awarding Real Madrid a penalty and allowing a goal scored with Vinicius Junior’s upper arm to stand despite VAR intervention.
All three decisions were made after Hernández Maeso rewatched the incidents on the pitch-side monitor.
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Bellingham was on hand to score the penalty awarded by the referee after he judged Kaiky Fernandes to have handled the ball, despite him being pushed in the back by Madrid striker and former Stoke man Joselu.
After the game, Almeria’s Edgar González said: “This is a competition that should be fair for everyone, and sometimes it’s hard to see that.
“The [Madrid penalty] is a clear foul and I think the second is handball. All the decisions went in their favour.”
Defender Marc Pubill also added: “somebody decided we couldn’t win and that’s what happened.”
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti saw things differently, however, saying: “I understand Almería’s anger with the decisions, but I think they were all correct.
“I have seen them back. I think the referee gets them right. It’s not VAR making the decisions. VAR advises and the referee decides. I think he was right.