Darlington O Ray reporting
FIFA has sent home Spain’s last remaining representative at the World Cup, Antonio Mateu Lahoz at the quarter-final stage, after he was told he would not be taking charge of any further games at the tournament.
Recall that Argentina star, Messi had slammed the Spanish official following the Netherlands vs Argentina quarter final match in which Lahoz booked 17 persons, with 15 yellow cards to players on the pitch and 2 to Argentina’s coaching team.
Loads of criticism had came up after the match and Argentina’s captain Lionel Messi had claimed Mateu Lahoz was not fit for purpose, while Frenkie de Jong and Sergio Aguero also had their say on him.
As per Marca, FIFA marked his performance favourably in the match, even if he perhaps could have shown another yellow card or a red card. In fact he would have had a good chance at refereeing the final, but due to the media storm, they have decided he will not referee any more matches.
