The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced that the FIFA is suspended Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez for two matches in the South American qualifiers for the World Cup to be played in October. The decision excludes the 32-year-old player from the official matches against Venezuela and Bolivia, which will be played on the 10th and 15th.
The AFA said in a statement that FIFA’s disciplinary commission was punishing the Aston Villa goalkeeper for incidents in two World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Colombia earlier this month. The football body did not detail what incidents prompted the punishment, but it was only necessary to recall his obscene behavior after his team’s 3-0 win over Chile by holding the Copa América trophy close to his genitals after The South American team lifted the World Cup in Qatar at the end of 2022. In addition, he recently slapped a local cameraman after Argentina’s 2-1 loss against Colombia in Barranquilla.
The Argentine football body (AFA) says it “completely disagrees” with FIFA’s decision. Argentina leads the classification for the South American World Cup with 18 points after eight games, followed by Colombia (16) and Uruguay (15).
Source: La Verdad
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