Rodri has escaped a ban after admitting an FA misconduct charge for implying bias against Manchester City by officials - but was handed an £80,000 fine. We won too much and the people, they don't want us to win, but the referee has to be neutral. They don’t want us to win.’ 😡Rodri was left absolutely fuming after believing Spurs’ first goal should not have stood. 'That thought process doesn't apply to referees, who are professionally neutral in performing their roles. I did not say that referees are not neutral (as the media articles you have sent to me wrongly suggest).

Source: Metro March 09, 2026 15:22 UTC