Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has made an impassioned call for better treatment of Spain's referees following a week of criticism and scrutiny of an official who sent off Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham for having cursed at him. Flick tells reporters that "what they are doing to (referees) in Spain, it is unbelievable." The Bellingham sending-off came after Madrid had already sent a letter to the Spanish soccer federation claiming that the record 36-time champion was being routinely harmed by refereeing decisions.
