{
  "id": 8973359,
  "title": "Atletico hit back at Mourinho over referee complaints",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/atletico-hit-back-at-mourinho-over-referee-complaints-8973359",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T17:52:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
    "slug": "bbc-sport-football",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwx2z115lx4mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Atletico Madrid have responded to Jose Mourinho's allegations of poor refereeing during their recent derby defeat against Real Madrid. The Real Madrid coach displayed printouts at his post-match news conference, claiming two incidents should have resulted in red cards for Atletico. In reply, Atletico posted twice on their X account, sharing a video and image criticizing referee harassment. The post gained two million views within two hours. Diego Simeone's team frequently uses social media to respond to rivals, particularly Barcelona, who are pursuing Atletico's star player Julian Alvarez. The Real Madrid match report acknowledged the derby loss was influenced by \"dreadful refereeing.\" Mourinho showed his support for his players, acknowledging the difficulties of playing 11 against 10 and the first half's strong performance. Simeone responded respectfully to Mourinho's remarks, emphasizing the need for mutual respect among coaches and referees.",
  "summary": "Atletico Madrid hit back at Jose Mourinho after he complained about the refereeing in the Madrid derby.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Atletico hit back at Mourinho over referee complaints",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/atletico-hit-back-at-mourinho-over-referee-complaints",
        "published": "2026-09-21T17:52:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Atletico hit back at Mourinho over referee complaints",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/atletico-hit-back-at-mourinho-over-referee-complaints-8973467",
        "published": "2026-09-21T17:56:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}