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El Clasico Referee Reportedly Suspended for Being Too Close to Barcelona Players

Not that El Clasico ever fails to make the headlines, but last weekend's match at the Camp Nou appears to have had a lasting impact for one assistant referee.

Pau Norbert Cebrian Devis was not assigned to a La Liga game this round and will reportedly miss out next weekend as well after his closeness to Barcelona players was mentioned in a referees' committee report, per Cadena SER (h/t the Mirror).

The match finished all square thanks to a late Sergio Ramos header but a series of tight calls irked fans of Los Blancos in the immediate fallout.