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New Referee Consultant Defends Real Madrid Fandom in Letter

The new members of the refereeing body in Spain, the Technical Referees Committee (CTA), were presented on Monday by newly appointed president of the CTA Francisco Soto Balirac, and it has not taken long for controversy to rear its head. Chema Alonso was appointed as a consultant for innovation in technology and AI, but seemingly is an avid Real Madrid fan.At least that is what a series of social media posts from Alonso over the last 15 years up…

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He has published a text on his blog talking about the controversy that has generated his hiring.

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The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has announced a complete overhaul of its leadership, which includes the addition of a "non-concern" in the refereeing world: Chema Alonso, former CDO of Telefónica. This addition as an advisor, as Alonso himself explained on his personal blog, represents an unprecedented technological shift in the management of Spanish football refereeing. In fact, his arrival is due to Francisco Soto, currently the h…

The president of the Technical Committee of Arbitrators (CTA), Fran Soto Balirac, has announced the organizational chart with which he will start the new season, in line with the lines of work defined weeks ago during his official presentation. Representatives of clubs from all over Spain participated in the meeting, chaired by Rafael Louzan. One of the names highlighted in the new structure is David Fernández Borbalán, who assumes the position …

Chema Alonso is a self-proclaimed Real Madrid fan and was hired as head of technology and artificial intelligence

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The controversial inclusion of Yolanda Parga and Chema Alonso in the new Technical Committee of Arbitrators continues to generate reactions of all kinds. The last one to try to defend his appointment has been the Madrid hacker, appointed by Soto advisor on technological innovation and Artificial Intelligence. Móstoles has seen how some of his publications on social networks went viral exhibiting his madridism with images in the Bernabéu stadium,…

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Qué! broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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