While the threat of a two-year ban looms, experts suggest that a financial penalty is a more probable outcome. Article 106 of the code specifically covers "Declarations through any medium about members of the refereeing collective or members of the regulatory guarantee bodies", providing a framework for punishing those who question the integrity of officials.
The rules specify that "the carrying out by any person subject to sports discipline of declarations through any medium through which the honesty and impartiality of any member of the refereeing collective or the RFEF bodies is questioned, as well as declarations that imply a disapproval of the activity of any member of the mentioned collectives when they are carried out with contempt or when offensive, insulting, humiliating or foul language is used, will be sanctioned."
For club directors, this typically results in a fine ranging from €601 to €3,005.06.