John Textor’s new outing in the Brazilian championship is not going to help an already damaged image.
Questionable decisions by the refereeing body often help coaches to partly explain their team’s defeat. John Textor does the same and goes a little further.
The representative of the majority shareholder (Eagle Football) of OL (Ligue 1), RWD Molenbeek (Belgian D1) and Botafogo (Brazilian D1) would even display a tendency towards paranoia.
The 58-year-old American businessman is convinced that Palmeiras, crowned Brazilian champion on Wednesday after the last day, benefited from an unfair advantage which weighed down Botafogo, long at the top of Serie A.
“ Palmeiras has enjoyed an 11-10 advantage eleven times during the 2023 season », says Textor in comments reported by GeGlobo.
Botafogo boss John Textor isn’t giving up on the Brazilian title just yet. 🇧🇷’s top sports court has rejected his call to probe alleged match-fixing in 6 games, so the American, who also owns stakes in Palace & Lyon, is taking his case to the civil courts. https://t.co/af12taTp4m
— Matt Slater (@mjshrimper) December 8, 2023
For the boss of the Rio de Janeiro club, Botafogo should have collected 21 points more than Palmeiras, according to a letter he sent to the Superior Court of Brazilian Sports Justice (STJD).
“This Championship is a joke! »
Last month, John Textor had violently criticized the Botafogo-Palmeiras referee (3-4) in front of the cameras. “ It’s corruption, it’s theft. Find me Ednaldo (Rodrigues, president of the CBF)he must resign tomorrow morning. This Championship is a joke! “,
Botafogo finished fifth in the end, after a final setback, 3-1, suffered Thursday against the Porto Alegre International.
