Real Madrid said complaints made by Copa del Rey final referees against pressure from the club's television channel were 'unacceptable' on Friday, after pulling out of planned pre-match activities.Real Madrid refused to take part in planned Copa del Rey final related activities on Friday because they were angry at comments made by the match officials earlier in the day,

The referee for the final of the Copa del Rey has choked up while denouncing the toxic environment his family has endured after Real Madrid's television channel ran a video discrediting him ahead of the game against Barcelona.

Copa del Rey final news conference and training session -- as well as the official photo-call -- on Friday, in protest at comments made by the refereeing team ahead of the game. Coach Carlo Ancelotti and midfielder Luka Modric had been due to speak to the media at La Cartuja stadium,