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Controversial Technology Chief Resigns From Referee Committee

Chema Alonso, who became a controversial appointment to the CTA (Referees Committee), has resigned from his role with Spain’s refereeing body. The decision comes after just 17 days, and before Spanish domestic competition has gotten underway.Alonso was appointed as the new technology chief by the CTA and its new President Francisco Soto last month, as part of the committee that will designate referees to matches going forward. His role was to fa…

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The historic change in Spanish football launched in early July by Galician Rafael Louzán through a profound restructuring of the Arbitral Technical Committee (CTA) keeps cracks coming out. A small gap in the case of the resignation last Thursday of computer engineer Chema Alonso as advisor to Technological Innovation and Artificial Intelligence (IA) of the arbitral body. The hacker, former director of Telefónica who was already joining the post …

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After leaving Telefónica, Chema Alonso has signed and resigned from the Board of Arbitrators, he has become vice president of Cloudflare and adviser to Europa Press.

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The Artificial Intelligence Advisor of the Technical Committee of Arbitrators leaves his post. Second discharge in two weeks after Villate Martínez's departure.

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The hacker, former Telefónica, renounces being advisor to the referees after being hired by Cloudfare, a company that Tebas accuses of being behind piracy

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Chema Alonso, former adviser to the Technical Committee of Arbitrators (CTA), has resigned from office after only 17 days due to his new position in Cloudflare, a cybersecurity company in conflict with LaLiga. Alonso, known for his cyber security career with Telefónica, was hired to modernize Spanish arbitration through artificial intelligence. However, his appointment in Cloudflare, accused by LaLiga of protecting websites that broadcast pirate…

Eduardo Iturralde González has once again charged against the Technical Committee of Arbitrators and his new CEO, Francisco Soto Balirac. The former First Division referee accuses the new CTA of constantly improvising after the resignation of Chema Alonso, who joins the resignation of the head of the attending referees. Iturralde also stated that the new CTA “does not care at all about the arbitration”. “What an improvisation came and was not pr…

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CIO broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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