The only referee who had the balls to give a red to Argentina player
He knew he was cooked after this, FIFA would ban him, so he retired gracefully.
Legend.
Uma das maiores covardias que eu já vi um jogador fazer numa Copa do Mundo. Ainda mais sendo uma final...
Messi tentando cavar uma expulsão do Cucurella do nada.
Que coisa de mau caráter. https://t.co/PnJSuOEaL0
im so insanely bullish on one piece as an IP.
not only is it hitting peak nostalgia window now but the story is still ongoing, and it has been reimprinting new generations of fans consecutively for 29yrs and the very first cohort of fans is only just now entering wealth now.
the hype and sales that the ending will generate is still years ahead of us
the netflix remake is going to be releasing next year allowing people to watch from the start in today's current graphics instead of something made in the 90's with alot of filler cut out.
lots of IPs get the initial nostalgia wave around 20-25 years later and one piece has got that bid now plus another 30 year runway ahead via new generations.
one piece collectibles specifically, whether they be the tcg or manga are such easy long term holds imo.
the manga has sold more copies then superman in 30 years and superman is 60 years old, on track to outsell harrypotter by next year and one piece is not even finished yet.
Imagens que não apareceram nas transmissões oficiais dos jogadores argentinos agredindo os espanhóis, após perderem o jogo, mesmo com a ajuda da arbitragem.
🗣️ Luis de la Fuente:
“I’m so happy we won the World Cup. This is the happiest day of my life, thanks to Ferran Torres’ goal. But we also need to talk about the VAR and the referee. I have never seen a bigger robbery in my coaching career than this. It looked like they wanted Argentina and Lionel Messi to win it again so badly.
The referee was practically Argentina’s 12th man on the pitch. In the first half, there were several fouls that he ignored, but the worst was the challenge on Dani Olmo. Mac Allister tackled him with both feet, which is a red-card offense, but the referee and VAR ignored it.
There was also the challenge on Yamal, where a player stepped on his ankle from behind. The referee ignored it, and VAR didn’t intervene either.
Argentina should be ashamed of receiving such favoritism in a World Cup final. They had the officials on their side, but we were fully prepared for everything. In the end, football won.”
🗣️ 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.”
The FBI is investigating Argentina’s football federation.
The AFA is reportedly under investigation over alleged fraud and money laundering involving an estimated $300 million tied to sponsorship deals and third-party financial operations.
Via @LANACION
🚨 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘: The controversy refuses to die.
• Algeria filed a complaint.
• Egypt filed a complaint.
• The European Parliament is demanding an investigation into the FIFA president.
• Garry Kasparov spoke about the scandal.
• José Mourinho spoke about the scandal.
• Jamie Carragher spoke about the scandal.
• Alan Shearer spoke about the scandal.
• Rio Ferdinand spoke about the scandal.
• Roy Keane spoke about the scandal.
Whether people agree or not, the perception that Argentina have been favored is no longer coming from just one fanbase—it's now part of a much wider debate.
Pierluigi Collina, widely considered the greatest referee in football history, comments on the disallowed Egypt goal by VAR:
"I assure you that if it had been Argentina's goal, it would have stood.
▪️If this had happened in the English Premier League, La Liga, or Serie A, it would have stood even after a VAR review.
▪️This tournament has recently seen many inconsistencies! VAR and the referee should have consulted them; there were two clear penalties for Egypt before Argentina's third goal!
▪️The correct score is 3-2 for Egypt, not the other way around.
▪️The referee of the Egypt-Argentina match should be ashamed of himself."
THIS IS INSANE 🤯
Argentine rapper Bizarrap who gave Man Of The Match trophy to Messi:
"Yesterday they told me that I had to give the award to Messi"
* PAUSES AND REALISES HE ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED CORRUPTION *
"Or to whoever the player of the match is"