MADRID - Former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires insulted
the referee after Villarreal lost 2-1 away to Xerez on Sunday, the
referee involved, Antonio Rubinos Perez, said in his report posted
on the La Liga website.
"Once the game was finished and when I was still on the pitch, I
cautioned Villarreal player Joseba Llorente for his strong
protests," Rubinos Perez said.
"As a result of this incident, Villarreal player Robert Pires
said to me: 'You are a son of a whore.'"
Promoted Xerez won their first ever game in the Spanish top
flight with a controversial goal 11 minutes from time.
Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez's clearance out of the area
struck Xerez's Carlos Calvo on the arm before falling to team mate
Antonito who lobbed the ball back into the empty net.
The result moved Xerez off the foot of the standings up to 18th
while Villarreal slumped to 20th. Ernesto Valverde's side have yet
to win a game this season.
UEFA Champions League first
knockout round lineup
Group winners
FC Girondins
de Bordeaux (FRA)
Manchester
United FC (ENG)
Real Madrid
CF (ESP)
Chelsea FC
(ENG)
ACF
Fiorentina (ITA)
FC Barcelona
(ESP)
Sevilla FC
(ESP)
Arsenal
FC (ENG)
Group runners-up
FC Bayern
München (GER)
PFC CSKA
Moskva (RUS)
AC Milan
(ITA) FC Porto (POR)
Olympique
Lyonnais (FRA)
FC
Internazionale Milano (ITA)
VfB Stuttgart
(GER)
Olympiacos FC
(GRE)