The referee at the centre of a contentious penalty call against Ghana during their World Cup match against Portugal has spoken out, expressing sorrow for the incident.
The referee claimed that he used to play soccer with Ghanaians in his area in the US and that he had no ill will toward the nation. He said he regrets the uproar, but he thinks it was a penalty.
After awarding Portugal three points and moving Ronaldo ahead of Pele and Maradona in the FIFA World Cup records, the Moroccan-American referee has faced harsh criticism on social media.
Many pundits claim that the referee erred in awarding the penalty, and Rafael Leao's third goal has been heavily suggested as being offside.
According to Sports Obama, the disturbed referee was met in Qatar by Ghanaian Dr Joe K, a former student of Prempeh College.
There was a penalty, the referee insisted. He stated that it was a penalty based on what he saw at that precise moment.
VAR would have been called if they had believed differently. However, they didn't, therefore it was accurate.
He was feeling a little remorseful. He claimed that he once played soccer with Ghanaians in his neighbourhood in the USA. But he didn't anticipate this uproar.
