La Roja star Rodri has hit out at the officiating standards during Spain\u2019s World Cup \u00bd final triumph against France, revealing teenage superstar Lamine Yamal is not being protected by the referee.<\/p>\n
Despite the triumph, a Man City player was not happy with the official and how he didn\u2019t protect Yamal.<\/p>\n
La Roja may be heading for the match for the title after a dominant 2-0 victory vs. France, but captain Rodri had other issues that bothered him. He slammed official Ivan Barton, claiming that the Salvadoran referee allowed the French players to target Barcelona\u2019s superstar with impunity throughout the semifinal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout a doubt, the biggest problem now is that we have been dealing with this situation of the number of fouls for 3 straight matches now,\u201d Rodri claimed after the clash. \u201cI understand some might not be given as fouls, but Yamal goes to the ground 10 or 15 times, gets tackled, and they have to give a foul; otherwise, the opposition players are going to keep doing the same thing. The referee allowed that to happen and didn\u2019t protect Lamine at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udde3Rodri ; We\u2019ve been dealing with this type of situation for three games now. We\u2019re talking about 10 or 15 uncalled fouls. And if we don\u2019t call them, the defenses continue to do the same thing. The permissiveness is obvious,\u201d Rodri stated after the game, via RMC Sport.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/t0rVowtSpS<\/a><\/p>\n
— CHIMAOBI \ud83d\udc05 (@chimaobi_saint) July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n