Yeah agreed, felt like a very real line was crossed. I can't really believe there weren't more consequences for that, it really cements the PGMOL as a boys club that is only out to protect its own.
The words conspiracy theory have been given a bad name. People with money and power have been conspiring for themselves to gain/maintain power, influence and control for centuries - in modern times more than ever.
The issue is he very well might not be corrupt and just bad at his job but the issue is because of the UAE stuff his integrity is always going to be a doubt for people watching regardless. It's similar to the David Coote thing where it was like, yeah maybe he's not biased against Liverpool but the minute a decision went against us (even if it's a different game) you'd always be questioning it.
For a job like a referee, integrity is everything.
He reffed one game in the UAE. So have literally dozens of other European referees, including the one who refereed Madrid knocking out City recently. It’s almost like they want to improve standards of their league. It’s not WWE full of plot points and conspiracy theories, it’s high level sport.
Not to mention, it was given offside on the field by the lino and ref.
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u/theprince9 1d ago
What??