Referee uses trickery to punish female player who refused to date him

A male referee at a women's soccer match in Spain is suspected of bullying a female player's team after she refused a date.

The rare incident took place during the match between Sporting Huelva and Santa Teresa in the framework of the women's La Liga. Sporting Huelva player Elena Pavel said that the main referee named Santiago Quijada Alcon flirted with her during the match: "Hey brunette, come have coffee with me tonight".

Elena was extremely shocked, feeling that the referee's actions were extremely rude and offensive: "In my career, I have never been in such a situation. I immediately refused and asked him to focus on controlling the match."

Player Elena Pavel.

Having been flatly denied, referee Santiago appeared to be angry and began to play dirty tricks. Huelva had two players sent off and a clear penalty denied. They eventually lost 2-3.

Referee Santiago denied Elena's accusations. The local referees' council can sue Elena for defamation. In 2012, Elena had racially discriminated against a colleague and the Huelva club later issued a statement defending their player.

According to Zing