Author of a big media rant after Botafogo’s defeat against Palmeiras on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, John Textor would have received a thirty-day suspension from Brazil.
The angry outburst was fierce and it was caught on camera. Present on the pitch to see his club Botafogo face Palmeiras on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, John Texor literally came off his hinges after the final whistle signaling the defeat of his team (3-4). “This is corruption!” This is theft ! Excuse me Ednaldo, but you must resign tomorrow morning. » An outing against the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation which pushed the body to pursue him in civil justice. And the sanction would have already fallen.
According to the Brazilian branch of CNN, the Supreme Court of Sports Justice (STJD) decided to suspend the American owner for a period of thirty days. The same would go for his vice-president at Botafogo, Vinicius Assumpção. The two men are therefore deprived of any football-related activity during this entire period on the Brazilian side. The media, however, specifies that this suspension is of a preventive nature, pending the judgment by the public prosecutor seized of the case. But it is added that this early suspension was decided because “ the situation was considered serious“.
John Textor ficou revoltado com a arbitragem que apitou Botafogo x Palmeiras e deu uma interview para reportagem aposó a derrota do time
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Heavier penalty?
If John Textor and Vinicius Assumpção are found guilty, they could face a much heavier suspension, extending up to six months, with also a maximum loan fine of 20,000 euros.
