CONMEBOL fined Brazilian coach Tite $5,000 on Thursday for criticizing the group of the Copa America.
The ban got here lower than per week after a Bolivian participant was additionally sanctioned for attacking the match, amid the rising COVID-19 pandemic within the area after the 2 unique hosts Colombia and Argentina withdrew. Happening.
Tite mentioned at a information convention on 12 June that the Copa América had been moved “misleadingly” to his nation. CONMEBOL named Brazil because the hosts lower than two weeks earlier than the beginning of the match.
CONMEBOL mentioned the Brazilian Football Confederation couldn’t attraction the choice in opposition to Tite.
Eduardo Gross Brown, chairman of CONMEBOL’s disciplinary fee, mentioned Tait might face new penalties if he criticized the match’s organizers once more.
Tite criticized the group on Wednesday after Brazil’s 2-1 last-minute win in opposition to Colombia in Rio de Janeiro.
“I wouldn’t call this pitch terrible, but playing football is so bad, it affects the whole spectacle. People willing to make can’t,” he mentioned. “The time to do this (Copa America) was too quick. It is unacceptable that gamers from two high-end groups, who play on nice pitches in Europe, come right here to play on such a pitch.
Brazilian gamers reportedly threatened to boycott the Copa America till days earlier than they started their title protection on 13 June. He revealed a letter earlier than the match stating that he was “against the organization” of the competitors, however would “never say no to the national team.” Tite publicly acknowledged that he and his assistant agreed.
On 18 June, CONMEBOL fined Bolivian striker Marcelo Martins $20,000 for blaming the soccer physique for the rising COVID-19 instances within the Copa America. Martins was additionally suspended for a match he wouldn’t have performed anyway as he was in a quarantine after contracting the virus.
Five out of 10 groups within the Copa America have reported COVID-19 instances: Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Chile.
About 510,000 folks have died on account of this illness in Brazil.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
