Our 'moaning' led FIFA to put Wilton Sampaio in charge of England's quarter-final defeat to France, according to Ruud Gullit. The English media 'never learn'.
Date published: Tuesday 20th December 2022 11:25 -Ruud Gullit suggested that England’s “moaning” over the World Cup being held in Qatar led to FIFA putting Wilton Sampaio in charge of the quarter-final defeat to France.
The Brazilian referee missed what looked to be a clear foul on Bukayo Saka in the lead up to France’s opener, required VAR intervention to award England’s second penalty after a blatant shove on Mason Mount, and ignored what appeared to be a trip on Harry Kane in the box.said: “The referee, I thought he had an absolute nightmare. An absolute joke of a referee.
He wrote: ‘Hurrying away from Lusail Stadium after Argentina’s win over Croatia, I bumped into Ruud Gullit. He had a big smile. “What do you think of the tournament, eh, Martin?” he asked. ‘So I said what I thought. That the football had been great. But then tournament football usually is. I hadn’t changed my mind on the location. It was a largely efficient World Cup also, but it came at too high a price.
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