Referee Mateu Lahoz has been suspended for La Liga matches this weekend. A source from TyC Sports said that he decided to retire at the end of this season, two years earlier than planned.

In the 2022 World Cup, referee Mateu Lahoz left many scandals. He drew 17 yellow cards in the match between Argentina and the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. After the match, Messi did not hesitate to attack the “black king” when he said that FIFA could not give control of an important match in the World Cup to such an incompetent referee.

Many other Argentina players accused referee Mateu Lahoz of deliberately prolonging the game for the Netherlands to score a 2-2 equalizer. After that match, the Spanish referee was not given the right to control the next matches in the World Cup by FIFA.

Things did not stop there, recently, referee Mateu Lahoz caused a storm when he withdrew a total of 14 yellow cards, 2 red cards and canceled 1 red card for Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) after reviewing the video tape.

A few days ago, this black king continued to draw a red card to disqualify Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli in the Copa del Rey match against Linares. It is worth mentioning, after the match, Sevilla submitted a complaint to the Spanish Football Federation and was approved.

The highest authority of Spanish football decided to remove Mateu Lahoz’s name from the list of referees on duty in the round of 16 La Liga this weekend. Immediately, the ruling of the Spanish Football Federation received the support of Sevilla, Barcelona and Argentina.

According to TyC Sports, referee Mateu Lahoz decided to retire at the end of this season at the age of 46, two years earlier than expected. He has been in charge of La Liga matches since 2008 and has been a FIFA referee since 2011. He has the honor of refereeing in the 2021 Champions League final between Man City and Chelsea.