September 11, 2024, 10:30 PM
September 11, 2024, 10:30 PM
The Colombian Association of Sports Journalists (Acord) raised this Wednesday a complaint against Argentina’s goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez, for violating “freedom of expression” by attacking a cameraman at the end of a South American qualifying match.
On Tuesday, The goalkeeper hit a camera after the match in which the coffee growers won 2-1 against the Albiceleste in Barranquilla on the eighth date of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The Acord pointed out that the “slap” of the ‘Dibu’ caused the cameraman’s “elements” to fall onto the grass, an act that they described as an “attack on freedom of expression.”
The coup was recorded live in the international signal of the match.
The association asked the Colombian Football Federation toand “it is pronounced energetically” against Martínez before Conmebol, FIFA and the Argentine Football Association.
Also that the highest authority of world football generates an “exemplary sanction” against the 32-year-old goalkeeper, who plays for Aston Villa.
In addition to his outstanding performances, The goalkeeper is world famous for his actions on the pitch.which some consider offensive to rivals.
In France he was accused after the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, won by Argentina against the ‘Bleus’, for lack of respect towards that team and its star Kylian Mbappé.
