"Así, así, así gana Madrid" used to be the chant when referees appeared to be helping Real Madrid during times in the past when the central government supported the club. But with the current socialist president a fan of Barcelona, some fans think the song should be modified. Certainly there were suggestions of that when Ayza Gámez waved away appeals from the Almería players for offside after Henry opened the scoring for the Blaugrana in the Nou Camp this weekend, and then when he turned down a penalty appeal by the visitors and almost immediately awarded a much more dubious one at the other end. Madrid keeper Iker Casillas was philosophical about it all though, "sometimes it goes one way, sometimes the other, but it all evens out at the end of the season". Well said young man, referees have a hard enough job over here dealing with the positional offside rule and all that sort of thing without accusations of international subterfuge! (30.10.07)