Maradona apologizes to FIFA for his statements against referees

The Argentine Diego Maradona apologized to the FIFA for his statements against the US referee Mark Geiger, who led the match of the eighths of World Cup final between Colombia and England

During the program "De la Mano del Diez", broadcast by the Venezuelan television channel TeleSUR, Maradona badured that the performance of the American referee, Tuesday, could not be "believed", while explaining that the referees "They are chosen by Collina (Pierluigi) who chose Infantino (Gianni) to change into a new Fifa and today we have seen the opposite: an old Fifa fixed."

According to Maradona, the referee "Invented a penalty" which led to the 1-0 of England. "It was not criminal, it was a lack of Kane (…) No criteria, why did not they ask for VAR (video refereeing)?" He said.

FIFA described his statements as "inappropriate and unfounded comments" and "strongly criticized" referees. "

]" At the time FIFA is doing everything in its power his power to ensure that the principles of fair play integrity and respect are at the forefront of this World Cup and the proper organization FIFA regrets these statements of a player who wrote the history of our game "he said in a statement

In response to the declaration of FIFA ] Maradona was excused this Thursday through his Instagram account:

" Taken by bloating excitement for Colombia the other day I said one by y cosas ] I confess some of them are unacceptable . My apologies to FIFA and its President : as much as I sometimes have opinions contrary to certain arbitration awards I have absolute respect for the work ] – not easy – that the institution and the arbitrators do ", he wrote Maradona in his account, next to a photo of him with Infantino EFE

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