BRB - Real Madrid’s quarterfinal first-leg victory over Valencia was marred by controversy surrounding some very doubtful refereeing decisions.
Roberto Soldado was denied a clear goal-scoring opportunity on three separate occasions, after being wrongly ruled offside, and Real Madrid’s second goal should have been ruled out for a handball by Gonzalo Higuain.
"The theory goes that the Real Madrid and Barcelona have more influence over referees as a result of their prominence in the media. If referees make a mistake that goes against one of the big two, then a widely read partisan media will crucify them the next day."
Yes, it's the same story with Manchester United, the officials are terrified of Alex Ferguson slating them in the media because whatever he says he is gospel... like when RvP got a football kicked against his head and old Fergy said it could have killed him, the media instead of ridiculing Fergy for an idiotic comment were saying the same.
All Ferguson has to do is slate the officials decision making and they'll get crucified in the media, which is why he is able to shout at them like they're children and not even get mentioned in the post match report.
The media are scared to put Fergy in his place because he'll boycott them like he did the BBC for all those years.