La Liga will use a lip reader to research Jude Bellingham‘s alleged slur about Mason Greenwood.
Real Madrid star Bellingham appeared to direct a taunt at Manchester United‘s Greenwood, who’s on mortgage at Getafe for the season, throughout their league conflict on Thursday (February 1).
Cameras caught him mouthing a phrase after he’d tackled his compatriot and the ball had gone out of play. There was no audio of the incident, but it surely’s been claimed Bellingham referred to as Greenwood a “rapist”.
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Getafe requested referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea file it in his match report and later made a grievance to La Liga, who responded with a press release on Friday.
It learn: “Yesterday, Getafe filed a formal complaint with the La Liga match director who, as per standard procedure in such cases, has requested an expert lip-reading report to investigate the matter and act based on hard evidence.”
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The Spanish top-tier chiefs don’t have any energy to sanction gamers but when Bellingham is deemed to have stated the alleged phrase, they’ll move the matter onto the disciplinary committee of the nation’s Football Federation.
It’s believed the method may drag on for quite a few weeks. Bellingham, 20, has been a talismanic determine this season for Real, who stayed prime of the desk with a 2-0 victory on their travels.
Greenwood, in the meantime, has been getting his profession again on observe after United’s inner investigation concluded he should not play for them once more.
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The 22-year-old was charged with tried rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning precise bodily hurt in October 2022.
Those prices have been dropped in February of final yr, with the Crown Prosecution Service citing a withdrawal of key witnesses and “new material coming to light” on the time.
Earlier this season, Getafe boss Jose Bordalas stated Bellingham had suggested Greenwood to move to La Liga, however he later backtracked and apologised for making the wrong remark.