World Cup 2018: Diego Maradona Apologies To Fifa, Admits His Comment On England vs Colombia Match Was "Unacceptable"
On Thursday, the 57-year-old released a statement to his social media with a picture update of him and Fifa President Gianni Infantino.
"Taken by the thrill of swell by Colombia the other day, I said a couple of thing," the Argentine said in the caption to the update on his Instagram account.
"I admit, some of them are unacceptable. My apologies to Fifa and its president: However...I can sometimes have opinions contrary to some arbitrary decisions. I have absolute respect for work - nothing [is] easy - what the institution and referees do."
After Colombia loss to England, Maradona went on a rant at England in an interview describing Geiger as a referee incompetent for a match of such magnitude. More so, he intended robbing the South American side for England, wrongly awarding penalty to Harry Kane.
Fifa responded to his comment saying it was "extremely sorry" to learn such is coming from a player "who has written the history of our game."
"Taken by the thrill of swell by Colombia the other day, I said a couple of thing," the Argentine said in the caption to the update on his Instagram account.
"I admit, some of them are unacceptable. My apologies to Fifa and its president: However...I can sometimes have opinions contrary to some arbitrary decisions. I have absolute respect for work - nothing [is] easy - what the institution and referees do."
After Colombia loss to England, Maradona went on a rant at England in an interview describing Geiger as a referee incompetent for a match of such magnitude. More so, he intended robbing the South American side for England, wrongly awarding penalty to Harry Kane.
Fifa responded to his comment saying it was "extremely sorry" to learn such is coming from a player "who has written the history of our game."
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