A forensic lip reader has \u2018revealed\u2019 what Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said to referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero before being sent off in their La Liga clash against Osasuna<\/p>\n
Jude Bellingham was left baffled in the 38th minute of Saturday\u2019s match when referee Montero showed him a straight red card for apparent dissent.<\/p>\n
At the time, Real Madrid held a 1-0 lead courtesy of Kylian Mbappe, but after being reduced to 10 men, they had to settle for a draw as Ante Budimir converted a penalty for Osasuna.<\/p>\n
After the match, Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti suggested a language misunderstanding may have played a role in the decision. \u201cI think the referee did not understand Jude Bellingham\u2019s English,\u201d Ancelotti said, according to Fabrizio Romano. \u201cHe said \u2018fck off,\u2019 not \u2018fck you\u2019\u2026 that\u2019s way different. I won\u2019t say more about the referee because I want to be on the bench next week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bellingham also addressed the incident, denying he had insulted the referee. \u201cI never insulted the referee,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m glad the videos can show the reality despite the referee\u2019s report. I apologize to my teammates for putting them in a difficult situation today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Forensic lip reader Nicola Hickling, speaking to Jeff Bet, claimed that Bellingham simply protested by saying: \u201cThrow in, it\u2019s a throw in.\u201d However, moments later, Montero responded by saying: \u201cYou\u2019re out. Get off,\u201d leaving Bellingham in shock as he replied, \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
This incident follows Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez\u2019s recent call for the Spanish FA to bring in Premier League referees to raise the standard of officiating in La Liga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A forensic lip reader has \u2018revealed\u2019 what Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said to referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero before being sent off in their La Liga clash against Osasuna Jude Bellingham was left baffled in the 38th minute of Saturday\u2019s match when referee Montero showed him a straight red card for apparent dissent. At […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":33802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n