Overview

• Eduardo Prieto Iglesias lauded a “revolution” in refereeing on LinkedIn, citing David Gálvez Rascón’s role as the first Segunda VAR to handle technology in a Primera match (Real Sociedad vs. Mallorca).
• Carlos Clos Gómez responded on LinkedIn with a pointed rebuttal, arguing the VAR specialization policy was designed by the previous leadership and merely implemented under Prieto.
• Clos challenged Prieto’s emphasis on merit-based promotions, invoking the Negreira-era backdrop and questioning how past promotions, including Prieto’s, were evaluated.
• He also questioned the influence of artificial intelligence in grading referees, asking whether AI determined Gálvez’s assignment after the system’s rollout for performance evaluations.
• The exchange highlights continued friction inside Spain’s refereeing governance after leadership changes, and Prieto had not publicly replied to Clos’s comments at the time of publication.