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FIFA denounced Wednesday the "insinuations" of Diego Maradona on the refereeing of the Round of 16 World Cup between 19459003 Colombia and England where the European team won the qualification in quarterfinal after
In a Venezuelan television show, Maradona considered that Colombians had been victims of a "monumental robbery" by the American referee Mark Geiger who whistled a discussed criminal by Carlos Sánchez on Harry Kane.
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: The harsh criticism of Maradona against FIFA after the elimination of Colombia
"FIFA is still old and rigged" came the Argentine legend. "(I am) moved, because when I spoke with (President of FIFA, Gianni) Infantino the first time, I said" everything changed to FIFA: the thieves " Go, the arrangements are gone, everything is gone. "And today, I saw a monumental flight on the court" explained in his program "From the mano del Diez" for the Venezuelan channel Telesur
The response was soon produced by the football entity. "FIFA regrets reading these statements of a player who wrote the history of our sport" the international body replied
"Comments and additional insinuations are totally unfounded and inappropriate " considered FIFA, which " strongly condemns criticism of the performance of referees, that she considers positive ".
In addition to Maradona, the captain of Colombia, Radamel Falcao also questioned the "bias" of the referee
England has advanced with the goal of Kane (57) and, although Yerry Mina equaled the discounts (90 + 3), the English ended up gaining in penalty.
put an American referee in particular seemed to me, in this case, who was suspended … That leaves me a lot of doubts and who spoke only English … I do not know … some partiality was sure " had indicated Falcao, visibly angry in the mixed zone later at the party
" ROBO MONUMENTAL "
" 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, in the googlant, can not be put in front of a match of this magnitude, "adds Maradona
Geiger had six months without direct international matches after a controversial decision in the semi-finals of the 2015 Gold Cup between Panama and Mexico
"I have it very clear. Geiger, American, what a coincidence that he invented a penalty for Brazil (in a friendly against Colombia in 2012), that Nigeria has accused to FIFA (for a match of 16 against France in Brazil-2014) and they gave him six months of suspension (…) This is not possible, it must be denounced " he condemned
Maradona joined the criticism of all Colombia in Arbitration Against England.
[19459003"ItwasclearthatitwbadtillinEnglandandwasagreatdealinthelast16years" added Falcao
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