At El Chiringuito, they have already started the campaign. It is about banning the draft of Íñigo Martínez to Luis De la Fuente's Spanish national team.
The arbitration expert, Juanfe Sanz, who is also an expert in patriotism, did not like seeing Íñigo Martínez wrapped in an ikurriña and waving an estelada during the celebration of Barça's three titles.
They have it in for Íñigo Martínez
With Íñigo Martínez, it's more of the same, because he already stopped attending the coach's draft twice to recover from an injury.
The detail, that he thought more about the club that pays him than the national team, was not well received in Madrid. Curiously, where they are not exactly known for their love for La Roja when it is not dressed in white.
The truth is that in recent years, aside from Carvajal, Real Madrid has not offered "made in Spain" products to the national team. It has been the result of their policy of filling their squad with foreign footballers. But that is another issue.
This patriotic fervor is surprising among the same people who justified Brahim Díaz's decision to renounce Spain to play for Morocco's national team.
Brahim demanded to be a starter with La Roja from the Spanish coach. And, since De la Fuente could not guarantee that, the player rejected the Spanish national team to switch to Morocco's.
The same people who now call for the ban on Íñigo Martínez for waving an estelada are the ones who "understood" Brahim's reasons for rejecting Spain, despite having Spanish nationality.
They were very understanding of Brahim's rejection of Spain
Better not to imagine what would have happened if a Barcelona player with Spanish nationality decided to play for another national team. But there, Juanfe Sanz was very quiet and understanding.
It is the double standard they use in Madrid. Be that as it may, the campaign is underway. Luis De la Fuente will face the heavy artillery of El Chiringuito if he decides to draft Íñigo Martínez for the Nations League.
It is clear that the parade of the three-time champions has been hard to digest for the Madrid media.