Real Madrid attack RFEF after refusal to postpone their match against Osasuna

The Spanish side tendered a request to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for their opening game of the season against Osasuna to be postponed.

However, their request due to their participation in the Club World Cup was denied by a judge of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)

Tensions between Real Madrid, LaLiga, and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) escalated on Monday after the club reacted strongly to the refusal to postpone their match against Osasuna.

The game, scheduled for August 19th at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, will kick off the 2025/26 LaLiga season. Through the club's official channels, Real Madrid publicly denounced what they consider a deliberate "manipulation" of the new season's schedule, directly accusing LaLiga president Javier Tebas and competition judge José Alberto Peláez.

"The 2025/26 LaLiga season begins tainted, altered, and manipulated," the club's official channel declared in a fiery statement, as reported by Abola.

"To support this accusation, Real Madrid cited a legal opinion from Miguel García Caba, a former club director who also held positions at LaLiga and RFEF. In the document, García Caba criticises Peláez's decision, which took 22 days to address Real Madrid's request.

"He argues that Peláez ignored the urgency of the situation, as the club sought the postponement to protect players returning from the Club World Cup.

"The urgency was ignored. Common sense was buried. What was signed wasn't a resolution but an outrage against sports medicine, logic, and the integrity of the competition," he emphasised, adding, "The regulations were applied like a hammer, and the club most affected was, objectively, Real Madrid."

The attack extended to Tebas himself, accused of influencing the process. "He's not a passenger, he's the helmsman. He decides the course and where to fire," Real Madrid TV accused.

"When the rules are applied as a noose for some and a red carpet for others, there is no integrity. There's score-settling. And let no one be mistaken: a blow like this isn't neutral. It changes dynamics. It changes fitness levels. It changes results. A point lost in August is worth the same as one in May.

"This isn't just a blow to a single match; it's a blow to the entire season." The club also questioned the impartiality of the RFEF, casting doubt on the next steps: "Independence isn't enough to be exercised; it must be demonstrated. Today it was Real Madrid; tomorrow it could be anyone."