📹 The president of the @rfef opens the @CTARFEF Refereeing Training Seminar in Sanxenxo. 🗣 Rafael Louzán: “𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀.” ℹ️ https://t.co/sJwFTG0vpZ #ArbitrajeRFEF https://t.co/jdjUZPLoxx

— RFEF (@rfef) November 10, 2026

On Monday, the RFEF president expressed “the pride and satisfaction that all of us who are part of the Federation feel in your work and the integrity you demonstrate in every match” to the nearly 60 referees and assistant referees attending their second training seminar of the season. It is the first since the start of the top-flight campaign.

“This is an opportunity for us all to come together and assess the first third of the season, take stock of where we are and consider whether we are on the right track,” Louzán said. He also stressed that “our main motivation in being here is to listen to you, while striving to be completely transparent.”

The programme includes specialist modules on match management, refereeing criteria and on-field confrontation dynamics, alongside sessions focused on the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). The official fitness tests will take place on Tuesday morning at the Baltar football ground.

Top-flight officials, including international referee Alejandro José Hernández, highlighted the “strength, confidence, unity and courage” of the refereeing community at this important stage of the season. This sentiment was echoed by the RFEF president, who noted that “Spain currently has one of the best refereeing teams in the world, and we must recognise that.”

The seminar’s opening session also addressed Spanish football’s response to the rail tragedy in Urda and the devastating loss of footballer Jesús de Miguel. It was attended by Pablo Prieto, president of the Royal Galician Football Federation, and Telmo Martín, mayor of Sanxenxo.

The Technical Committee of Referees was represented by its president, Fran Soto, accompanied by technical and training director David Fernández, VAR director Eduardo Prieto and the rest of the committee’s management team.

The Refereeing Training Seminar will run until Wednesday, 11 November, for officials from the top division. They will then hand over to the 71 referees and assistant referees from the second division, who will continue their programme in the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo until Saturday.