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Post by account_disabled on Jan 10, 2024 1:07:37 GMT -8
The Argentine Diego Maradona has apologized to Fifa for his statements against the American referee Mark Geiger, who officiated the World Cup round of 16 match between Colombia and England. During the program De la Mano del Diez , broadcast by the Venezuelan network TeleSUR, Maradona assured that the performance of the American referee on Tuesday could not be "believed", while explaining that the referees "are chosen by Collina (Pierluigi) that Infantino (Gianni) chose him to change to a new Fifa and today we saw the opposite: an old and fixed Fifa". According to Maradona, the referee "made up Binance App Users Data a penalty" that led to England's 1-0 lead. "It wasn't a penalty, it was a foul by Kane (...) There are no criteria. Why didn't they ask for VAR (video arbitration)?" He said. Fifa described his statements as "inappropriate and unfounded comments" and "strongly condemned the criticism" of the referees. "At a time when Fifa is doing everything in its power to ensure that the principles of fair play, integrity and respect are at the forefront in this World Cup and in the organization itself, Fifa regrets these statements by a player who has written the history of our game," he said in a statement. In response to Fifa's statement, Maradona apologized this Thursday through his Instagram account: "Taken by the emotion of supporting Colombia the other day, I said a couple of things and, I admit, some of them are unacceptable. "My apologies to Fifa and its president: as much as I may sometimes have contrary opinions to some referee decisions, I have absolute respect for the work - not easy - that the institution and the referees do," Maradona wrote in his account. , along with a photo of him with Infantino.
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