From @TheAthleticFC: The Egyptian team was left angered by several refereeing decisions as it exited the World Cup, with both the team's head coach, Hossam Hassan, and star forward Mostafa Ziko saying the referees favored Argentina. https://t.co/8dPNkYgr5j
BREAKING: The Egyptian FA have released a statement claiming they "cannot remain silent regarding the referee decisions" following their defeat to Argentina in the World Cup 🚨
🇪🇬🇦🇷 A FIFA criou uma regra para que, ao fazer um sinal de X com os braços, o protocolo anti-racismo seja ativado. Hoje, o técnico do Egito fez o sinal para denunciar um caso de racismo cometido por argentinos, no entanto, a arbitragem o ignorou e continuou o jogo após uma pausa.
🚨TRENDING: Egypt’s Mostafa Ziko says the refereeing was unfair.
"Congratulations to Argentina for the World Cup, the tournament was rigged, they didn't need anything more... the referee was unfair, unfair, unfair, unfair."
Many people don’t know this, but the crossed-arms “X” signal is FIFA’s universal gesture for reporting racist abuse.
When a player, coach, or team official makes that signal, they’re informing the referee that racist abuse has occurred. It is meant to trigger FIFA’s three-step anti-racism protocol: first stop the match, then suspend it if the abuse continues, and ultimately abandon the match if it doesn’t stop.
Today, Egypt manager Hossam Hassan made the “X” gesture from the touchline. Instead of initiating the protocol, the referee booked Hassan with a yellow card and allowed play to continue.