The Madrid Derby is heating up both on and off the pitch. On Wednesday, February 7, Atletico Madrid publicly accused Real Madrid of using its official television channel to pressure referees ahead of their LaLiga EA Sports showdown on Saturday, February 10, at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in their second derby of the season with the Liga lead on the line and the focus on refereeing.

La Liga President Javier Tebas said that at Real Madrid "they’ve lost their minds" and revealed plans to denounce the club over its recent controversial statement.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has blasted Real Madrid after they snubbed a referees' summit on Thursday.

Spanish league president Javier Tebas lashed out at Real Madrid on Thursday, saying the club leadership has “lost its mind” for accusing Spain's referees of being biased against the defending champion.

Spanish league president Javier Tebas lashed out at Real Madrid on Thursday, saying the club have 'lost their mind' for accusing Spain's referees

Speaking at a meeting with La Liga clubs, RFEF and representatives of Spain's refereeing committee (CTA) on Thursday - which Real Madrid did not attend - Tebas said: "Real Madrid

On Thursday, the Spanish Football Federation hosted at meeting with all of the clubs in La Liga and Segunda, although Real Madrid chose not to be present. Despite the fact that the event was

Real Madrid has decided not to attend a crucial meeting with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) scheduled for tomorrow, as reported by MARCA. This decision comes in the wake of the club’s strong criticism of the current refereeing system,