UFC President Dana White on Enzo Fernandes back of the head elbow:
"He's lucky he plays football coz if he did that in UFC he would be banned for life."
🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimović:
“I’m going to be honest here. Even as someone who loves Messi, this World Cup has looked like a tournament prepared for Argentina to win. When I watch other matches and then watch Argentina’s games, it makes me wonder whether the rules are different for Argentina’s players. They don’t play like a team that came to play football; they play as if it’s a karate competition. Yet despite all of that, the referees don’t give them cards.
I have seen so many challenges that deserved yellow or red cards, but the referees refused to show them. For Argentina’s second goal, Messi stepped on Spence, and VAR didn’t review it. Yet against Egypt, VAR disallowed Egypt’s goal for the exact same reason. The same thing has happened in other matches they have played.
I don’t think it’s fair to say this World Cup has been fair because everything points to the fact that they want Argentina to win so badly. It’s very shameful that FIFA has not looked into all of this.”
I think this is the main reason why everyone is so frustrated with the rules of the game. This is a FOUL. Spence beat Messi to the ball and Messi stomps on his foot. FOUL. The play goes on and they end up scoring the winner. No VAR intervention, no mention of it. Goal stands.
🚨Ian Wright on Enzo Fernández’s challenge on Elliot Anderson.
🗣️ “That is a straight red card. I don’t even think it’s up for debate.
What makes it even worse is that VAR didn’t even ask the referee to go to the monitor. That’s exactly why VAR was introduced—to catch clear and obvious errors like this.
I’ve seen players sent off for far less throughout this tournament, yet somehow this challenge escapes without the referee taking a second look. That’s unacceptable.
You cannot tell players that safety comes first and then ignore a challenge like that in a World Cup semi-final.
England have every right to be furious. The referee got it wrong, VAR had the opportunity to correct it and failed to do so. That is simply not good enough at this level.”
I’ve played MMA for quite a while now. And a back of the head hit (called a rabbit punch) is illegal even in combat sports. Not in football apparently.
🚨🗣️ Elliot Anderson on the physical nature of the game and the early incident with Enzo Fernández:
"To be completely honest, the first ten minutes were an absolute blur. I remember turning to protect the ball, and the next thing I know, I felt a massive knock on the back of my head from Enzo. Everything went dark, and I was completely out for a few seconds.
When I finally came to, the medical staff were asking me if I knew where I was. But it’s a World Cup semi-final, you don't come off the pitch unless your legs are broken. You just keep fighting. But when you look back at that moment... how a player can intentionally strike someone in the back of the head and only get a verbal warning, I will never understand. It immediately set the tone for the refereeing for the rest of the night. We came out here expecting a football match, but it felt like they were allowed to play by a completely different set of rules."
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