🔥 Earthquake in Spanish refereeing: RFEF sacks the CTA leadership | OneFootball

The RFEF dismisses the entire leadership of the Technical Committee of Referees, including its president, Luis Medina Cantalejo. The decision also affects Clos Gómez and other senior officials of the CTA.

Several media outlets reported it first, and then the federation made it official. The RFEF has announced the immediate dismissal of the entire board of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), in a decision that represents a real upheaval in the refereeing establishment.

Thus, Luis Medina Cantalejo, president of the organization, as well as Carlos Clos Gómez, head of VAR, Antonio Rubinos Pérez, assistant to the presidency of the CTA, and the three vice presidents of the governing body of referees, are dismissed. This is a complete restructuring of the highest refereeing body, driven by the new leadership of the RFEF.

In the statement released to the media, the RFEF states that "this decision reflects the desire to open a new phase in the refereeing field, in line with the work developed by the group reforming the refereeing system, which includes representatives from the refereeing community, professional clubs, and the Federation itself."

It has not yet been officially announced who will fill the vacant positions, although it is expected that the names of the replacements will be known in the coming days.

The dismissal of Medina Cantalejo and his team marks a turning point in Spanish refereeing, just before the start of the 2025-2026 season. It remains to be seen how this transition will be managed and what short-term effects it will have on the organization of the refereeing community.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

📸 JAVIER SORIANO - AFP or licensors