Jude Bellingham Ccould could watch 12 games out of action after his X-rated rant at the referee who saw him receive a red card against Osasuna on Saturday.
England Star Bellingham was sent by referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero 39 minutes in the 1-1 draw of Madrid in Osasuna for dirty and insulting language.
But Bellingham was unclear that he had not been abuse towards the referee, who accused the former wonder of Birmingham City of telling him: 'F *** You'.
The Bellingham report was that he had said: 'F *** off', but that these words were aimed at frustration, rather than at the competition officer.
Madrid -manager Carlo Ancelotti added after the game: 'I think the referee did not understand the English of Jude Bellingham. He said 'f *** off', not 'f *** you' … that's very different. '
It is still to consider whether Madrid will appeal in the hope of Bellingham's Red to fall.
If not, the 21-year-old could have to deal with 12 games watching his teammates.
The disciplinary code of the Spanish FA says that every player who is guilty of 'insulting, insulting or addressing the most important referee, assistants, fourth official, directors or sports authorities in attacking terms or attitudes' will be punished with a suspension of four to 12 competitions.
If that ban is enforced, Bellingham will miss Madrid's La Liga attacks with Girona, Betis and Rayo Vallecano, as well as the first stage of their Copa del Rey Semi-final against Real Sociedad.
If it were to be postponed to the full 12 games, Bellingham will miss most of the rest of the season.
Bellingham clearly did not expect long on the sidelines when he wrote: 'Enough said about the misunderstanding.
'I just wanted to apologize again for leaving my teammates in such a difficult position and thank fans for their support and understanding.
'Until Wednesday at home'.
Bellingham defended himself as he spoke with the media after the game on Saturday.
He said to reporters: 'It is clear that it was a mistake and there is a miscommunication. I remember the incident very well, but I have also seen the video and the video does not match the report.
“I don't want to go too much in detail about what was said, but it's like an expression like” Joder. “
'I hope that the sculpture review can show that this is not the same as the report and in the future that the Federation can keep it in consideration because it is enormous evidence.
“Of course we can't change the result, but I think there will be a change.”
He continued: 'There was no insult. You can clearly see in the video. I remember the incident very well. It was an expression for myself that was not aimed at the referee.
“But there was clearly a misunderstanding about what he believes I told him. It was not an insult at all. '
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