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The Argentine football legend criticized the performance of referee Mark Geiger, who headed Colombia against England.
Russia (AFP) –
The Argentine Star Diego Maradona who is in 1945 Russia after the 2018 World Cup, said Tuesday night having seen " a monumental robbery "against Colombia in the elimination of coffee growers in the penalty shootout against England (1-1, 4-3) to Eighth Final .
"I am moved, because when I spoke with (President of FIFA, Gianni) Infantino the first time, I said" everything changed in the FIFA : The thieves leave, the arrangements are gone, everything is gone. "I apologize to all the Colombian people, the players are not to blame, here is a gentleman (Pierluigi Collina)" he said in his program "De la mano del Diez for the Venezuelan television channel Telesur", which decides to put an arbitrator who, by already googlant, sees that he can not be put in charge a match of this magnitude. "
US referee Mark Geiger who spent six months without major international matches after a controversial decision in the semi-finals of the Gold Cup between 1945 and Panama [19459109] reported in the 54th minute a penalty from Carlos Sanchez on Harry Kane which was 1-0 for the Europeans.
"I understood correctly. 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 Octavian Finale match against France in Brazil 2014 ) and they gave him six months of suspension, this is not possible it must be denounced, "he said
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