‘I have absolute respect for referees’: Maradona apologizes for ‘unacceptable’ comments

Speaking to the press today, ahead of Saturday’s quarter final against Sweden, Stones told reporters: “It was a odd game. I was surprised to see central defenders like Maguire, normally he is a very honest guy, diving in the attacking box and asking the referee for VAR”.

“The penalty was not a penalty – it was a foul by [Harry] Kane”, Maradona said via ESPN translation, referring to a penalty that set up England’s second-half goal. There is a similar petition calling for the game’s referee, American Mark Geiger, to be sacked by MLS.

How are you watching the Sweden-England match and are there divided loyalties in your household?

“The referee will know a lot about baseball, but he has no idea about football”.

He is an unrepentant cheat as well, having conned his way to beating England in 1986 on the way to an undeserved World Cup tournament victory. They keep a lot of players centrally and use a back three, but they also have much more method to their build-up.

“The fact that people are still allowed to say these things on social network sites, even threaten him with death, making players and their families fear for their lives, shows me that nothing good came out of Andres’ death, nothing was learned”, Sachi Escobar said.

The FA has not yet confirmed when midfielder Fabian Delph will return to Russian Federation after flying back to England to be at the birth of his son.

And just in case you’re wondering whether it was the 1996 original or Three Lions 98 we’re all listening to, Spotify confirmed that they combined the streams of both versions of the anthem.

“We need to get the defence right, we need to be courageous when we have possession”.

Zlatan continued: “But they believe in themselves and have a strong sense within the group”.

“We really are a team as a whole”, Andersson said.

When England coach Gareth Southgate was asked about his opposite number’s comments, he said: “I thought there were many, many fouls in the game and I don’t think we conceded anywhere near the number of our opponents”.

Shy and understated, the 26-year-old Forsberg couldn’t be more different than the larger-than-life Ibrahimovic, who ruled the Sweden team for more than a decade and was the greatest player the country ever produced.