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The International Football Federation of FIFA (FIFA) condemned the comments of Diego Maradona in which he criticized the American referee Mike Gaeger, who had played against England and Colombia in the last round of the World Cup, 1 in the original and the extra time.
During his broadcast on the Venezuelan television channel Telesor, the winner of the 1986 World Cup declared that the victory of England was a "huge flight" of the referee, in the second period after defender Carlos Sanchez To Harry Kane in the penalty area.
Maradona said: "I apologize to the Colombian people, but the players can not be blamed." The referee was not judged as "a match of this importance".
The game was too tough for both players, ending with a score of 8 yellow cards, including six for Colombia. The match was held Tuesday at Spartak stadium in Moscow, followed by Maradona from the stands as a FIFA guest.
The International Federation said in a statement to a spokesman "deeply regrettable" the comments of the former Argentine player, refusing to criticize the match officials, judged "very positive in a difficult match".
He added: "It must be kept in mind that the additional comments and tricks that are mentioned are totally inappropriate and unfounded", regretted that they are published by "the player of the day". history of our game ".
Giger's performance was also criticized by Colombian players, especially captain Radamil Falcao, against England's "Three Lions" penalty and his sixth goal in the World Cup.
The match was extended with extra time and penalty after Colombian defender Yiri Mina equalized in the 90th minute.
Jagger was sentenced to six months by the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean in 2015 for controversial decisions in the semi-finals of the Gold Cup between Panama and the Mexico
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