A report in the Daily Mail on Thursday revealed that anti-corruption officials are taking the claims seriously, although the identities of the match officials are being kept secret due to a fear of reprisals against them.
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Remarkably, one of Real Madrid’s stars of the season so far came within minutes of leaving the club. Every year, tempers flare and every decision from the official is closely scrutinised.
“The league, the FA and the refereeing committee have to get to the bottom of this and find all the evidence and the arguments”.
He filed a formal legal complaint last week, which has now been confirmed by Vicente.
When the linesmen refused to go along with the request, he reportedly received a threatening phone call from Jose Angel Jimenez Munoz de Morales, a member of the committee, to apply extra pressure.
“I won’t comment for now”.
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However, with players like Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo firing on all cylinders, they have an impressive goal difference which has placed them on top.
While the visitors would score first, the Catalan Giants have striker Luis Suarez to thanks, as he drilled home a hat-trick of goals for Barcelona.
Ruben Perez committed a ridiculous handball five minutes from time to allow Ruben Castro to level from the penalty spot. And in the second half, the Galacticos tripled their tally by the hour mark through Pepe and Benzema. The Galicians will hope they can produce a repeat of the home performance that saw champions Barcelona vanquished 4-1 last month.
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The biggest game in world football has been rocked by match-fixing claims.
