๐จ Josรฉ Mourinho on Argentina vs. Egypt:
โThis is daylight robbery. Itโs a shame what football is becoming. How do you let the play continue, allow the goal to be scored, and only then decide to go back and cancel it? If there was a foul, stop the game immediately. Donโt wait until after the goal.
Then I ask another questionโwhy wasnโt Argentinaโs first goal reviewed with the same attention when it looked very close to offside? Why was every incident involving Argentina checked, while Egypt didnโt seem to get the same treatment?
VAR is supposed to bring fairness, not confusion. Today, it looked like every important decision went in Argentinaโs favour. Football deserves better.โ
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
Many people donโt know this, but the crossed-arms โXโ signal is FIFAโs universal gesture for reporting racist abuse.
When a player, coach, or team official makes that signal, theyโre informing the referee that racist abuse has occurred. It is meant to trigger FIFAโs three-step anti-racism protocol: first stop the match, then suspend it if the abuse continues, and ultimately abandon the match if it doesnโt stop.
Today, Egypt manager Hossam Hassan made the โXโ gesture from the touchline. Instead of initiating the protocol, the referee booked Hassan with a yellow card and allowed play to continue.
Incredible Egyptian goal is disallowed because of a foul far away, then same situation a few minutes later and goal for Argentina not disallowed! No VAR, nothing? FIFA again looks like a corrupt joke, playing favorites for stars.