Maradona apologized to FIFA for his statements against referees

Source: MARCA

Argentine Diego Maradona apologized to FIFA for his statements against US referee Mark Geiger, who led the match of the eighths of World Cup final between Colombia and England. During the show "De la Mano del Diez", broadcast by the Venezuelan TeleSUR television channel, Maradona badured that the performance of the US umpire on Tuesday could not be "raw", while explaining that the referees "choose them Collina (Pierluigi) who chose Infantino (Gianni) to change into a new Fifa and today we have seen the opposite: an old and fixed Fifa."

According to Maradona, 39 "referee" invented a penalty "that led to the 1-0 England" It was not criminal, it was a lack of Kane (…) No criteria.Why have not they not asked for VAR (video arbitration)? "he said. FIFA called his statements "inappropriate and unfounded comments" and "strongly criticized" 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 of this World Cup and the World Cup. The organization itself, FIFA regrets these statements. player who wrote the story of our game, "he said in a statement

.In response to the announcement of FIFA, Maradona apologized Thursday on his Instagram account: "Taken by the emotion of bloating for Colombia The other day, I said a few things and, I admit, some of them are unacceptable. My apologies to FIFA and its President: although I sometimes have opinions contrary to certain arbitration awards, I have absolute respect for the work – not easy – that the institution and the referees, "writes Maradona in his account, next to a picture of you with Infantino.