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Argentine Diego Maradona ruled that the penalty awarded to Harry Kane in the second half of the British Columbia match was not justified.
Diego Maradona at the France-Argenine match in Kazan. (Tim Groothuis / Presse Sports)
El Pibe de Oro has the controversy. After the eighth finals that saw England qualify Tuesday night at the expense of Colombia (1-1, 4-3 tab), the former coach of Argentina has lashed out at the arbitration decisions and denounced "a theft monumental ".
In his show entitled De la Mano del Diez broadcast on Venezuelan television, Maradona returned to the penalty awarded to Harry Kane by US referee Mark Geiger in the second half. Hooked in the box by Carlos Sanchez, the Tottenham Spurs striker seemed to add some when he fell. Enough to fuel the debate as to the justification of the penalty that has allowed the Three Lions to take the lead (1-0).
"The referee, who is American, must know the rules of baseball, but not those of football" launched the former Argentine striker, "Colombia suffered a monumental flight and we must apologize to the Colombians. Gianni Infantino [le président de la FIFA] a said that thieves and corruption would leave for FIFA. But in this match, we saw the opposite. FIFA is still old and rigged, " he continued .
This is not the first time that El Pibe de Oro has stood out since the start of the World Cup in Russia. In the decisive match between Argentina and Nigeria, the Argentine made the show in the stands before ending the meeting on a slight malaise. He also made tough remarks about the Argentina squad and his coach Jorge Sampaoli after the loss to the French team in the round of 16 . "I think we came here to the cinema more than at the stadium because we came to see the chronicle of a death announced", had complained Maradona.
With AFP
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