"Helped Argentina become world champion" : A former PSG star has ruined FIFA

These are the words that will get people talking. Diego Lugano, the former captain of the Uruguay national team, who played for PSG between 2011 and 2013, returned in an interview he gave to the Uruguayan media. Football for Carve, at the last World Cup. He accuses Argentina, of winning the contest in Qatar, of seeking help from FIFA and arbitration. “They helped Argentina become world champions. There’s no doubt they helped them”launched in the preface, according to comments reported by our colleagues. RMC Sports. “They will be virtuous, but there is no doubt that their five penalties were not fully implemented. It is a fact. But it is also a tribute to Messi, who has a global impact. In your opinion, FIFA does not see and does not use it, it is also the merit of Argentina who knows how to take advantage of it.”, said the former Paris defender. Indeed, during the World Cup, the Argentines benefited from five penalties – against Saudi Arabia and Poland in the group stage, then against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, against Croatia in the semi-finals, and against France in the final. Some football fans reacted to the decisions complaining about the lack of consistency in the arbitration awards.

Statement by Diego Lugano, who attacked Var, and Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee. “Since VAR stepped in, the referee has extreme power and that gives him the ability to interpret what he wants at any moment. There may be 20 penalties in a match or none at all and I think football is in chaos. That’s what I told Pierluigi Colina.” during the World Cup.”He announced the former captain of Uruguay. “What Fifa is doing with VAR, I think it’s a purely political move to show who’s transparent. The hands thing is bullshit. If you have a finger in the corner, it’s a penalty and you win a game. It’s a mistake. It’s part of FIFA. Players have an opinion. No, but you have officials who have never played football.”, complained Lugano. He, in his opinion, “VAR brings more doubt on justice to football” and he “Forcing the referee to interfere with stupid actions without consequences”. “We won’t talk about the Qatar World Cup because it’s a shame”The former defender of PSG concluded his speech.

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