The Uruguayan press has revealed that the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) agrees with the sanctions imposed on it by FIFA, after the serious incidents that occurred during the match against Ghana, on the last date of the Qatar 2022 World Cup group stage.
On December 2, the Uruguayan side beat their Ghanaian counterpart by two goals to nil in the final match of the Qatar 2022 World Cup group stage. However, despite the triumph, those led by Diego Alonso they failed to advance to the round of 16 of the contest for the number of goals scored against South Korea.
Once the meeting is over, the Celeste players unleashed their fury against the refereeing body led by German referee Daniel Siebert and even against a FIFA official, as was the case with José María Giménez.
For this reason, this Friday, the entity commanded by Gianni Infantino decided to sanction four Uruguayan footballers – the defender of Atlético de Madrid himself, as well as goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, striker Edinson Cavani and defender Diego Godín- as well as the Football Federation of this country. .
After that, the main Uruguayan media reacted with restraint to the sanction emphasizing that the measures taken against the players are “Callable but in the Association they have already decided that they will not” he pointed Ovation from the newspaper El País .
In this sense, the media added that “At the gates of the AUF, they were satisfied with the decision, taking into account that the article which, for example, was attributed to José María Giménez provided for a sanction of up to 15 games and that he did not was finally only four” .
For its part, Arbitrator of the newspaper El Observador -in addition to the punishment of the players- revealed the fact that it will be necessary to play “A game with both is held behind the goals without an audience. This implies that Uruguay will have to play their first qualifying match at the Centenario Stadium, the next activity organized by FIFA, without an audience in the stands of Amsterdam and Colombes. they said in the post.
Likewise, the aforementioned media highlighted the words of the Argentine lawyer Ariel Rick -professional in charge of defending footballers and the Association- who stated that “It seems positive to me because these are the minimum penalties in each case (…). When they give you the minimum, the defense of the AUF and the players is admitted. This means that they are considered valid.” .
In this sense, he added that he considers the magnitude of the sanction as something “positive” emphasizing that “The AUF has always collaborated and has always been voluntary. Regrettable for the facts, but within the framework that they had, in the context of what happened in the game, they had clearly hurt him” ended.
Ultimately Tenfield clarified the scope of the penalty, adding that in addition to the impossibility of being present in official duels and of canceling a fine, “The four sanctioned players must perform community football duties in campaigns designated by FIFA itself” hill.
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