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The Argentine had contested the arbitration of American Mark Geiger, who was whistling the match for the knockout stages of the World Cup against England.
Maradona had contested the arbitration of American Mark Geiger at the Colombian duel against England. ] EFE
Argentine star Diego Maradona apologized Thursday after criticizing FIFA for "a monumental robbery" against Colombia in the elimination of the cafeers in the penalty shoot-out against England (4-3) after scoring a goal in the second round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia (see here our special 2018 Russian World Cup)
" Taken by bloating excitation for the Colombia the other day I said a few things and I admit, some of them are unacceptable. My apologies to FIFA and its president: as much as times I have opinions contrary to certain arbitration decisions I have absolute respect for the work – nothing easy "The institution and the arbitrators do what the institution and the institution do. the referees, "wrote the albiceleste in his Instagram account.
Tuesday night, in his show" De la mano del Diez "for the Venezuelan TV hail Telesur, Maradona has accused US referee Mark Geiger not being impartial in the eighth match between Colombians and English.
" FIFA is still old and rigged I am moved, because when I spoke with (President of FIFA, Gianni) Infantino the first time, I have says "everything changed at FIFA: the thieves leave, the arrangements are gone, everything goes " and today, I saw a monumental robbery on the court, "he began
" I apologize to all the Colombian people, but the players are not to blame .Here is a gentleman (Pierluigi Collina) who decides to put a referee who, by the googlant can not be charged to direct a match of this magnitude ", he added, professor of mathematics which will be the referee of the Colombian duel against England)
US referee Mark Geiger, who spent six months without major international matches after a controversial decision in the semi-finals of the 2015 Gold Cup between the Pa nama and Mexico, said 54 minutes a penalty by Carlos Sánchez on Harry Kane who was 1-0 for the Europeans.
" I have it very clear.Geiger American, what a coincidence that he invented a penalty for Brazil (in friendly against Colombia in 2012 ), that Nigeria has accused FIFA (for an eighth-final match against France in Brazil 2014) and they gave him six months of suspension (…) This is not possible , this must be denounced. "
After these accusations, the International Federation has not hesitated to pronounce Regard: " FIFA regrets reading these statements of a player who wrote the history of our sport ", replied the body (this may interest you: was it the goal of Bacca? Referee Mark Geiger)
" The additional comments and allusions are totally unfounded and inappropriate ", considered by FIFA which" c strongly criticizes the p Arbitrators' performance which evaluates as positive vo ", concluded the entity.
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