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Medina Cantalejo was a fine referee in his day and replaces another solid match official, Velasco Carballo as head of the Spanish referee board.
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Villarreal beat Man Utd to win the Europa League and finally lift major silverware. Alfredo Relaño takes a look at the success of the small-town club..
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Alfredo Relaño says ‘Bravo Villarreal!’ for making it to the final of the Europa League and saving Spanish football’s pride. They play Manchester United.
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Alfredo Relaño bemoans match officials' failure to implement the VAR system only to avoid major miscarriages of justices.
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Spanish referees have an expression that has been passed down to the current generation of match officials: "You're not a fully fledged ref. until you've been hit by the Real Madrid juggernaut".
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Rulli keen to stay at Real Sociedad despite interest from Manchester City
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Guardiola wants Rulli at Manchester City
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