{"id":53388,"date":"2015-06-27T01:27:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=53388"},"modified":"2015-06-27T01:27:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T17:27:00","slug":"fifa-issues-warning-to-wambach-after-officiating-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/27\/fifa-issues-warning-to-wambach-after-officiating-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA issues warning to Wambach after officiating remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OTTAWA, Ontario \u2013 FIFA has issued a warning to U.S. forward Abby Wambach for comments she made about the officiating in a match against Colombia at the Women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

During the match Monday in the knockout round, U.S. midfielders Megan Rapinoe and Lauren Holiday were issued yellow cards. Because both had yellows from previous matches at the tournament, both will have to sit out Friday night’s quarterfinal match against China.<\/p>\n

Wambach was asked whether the yellow cards were deserved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if they were yellows,\u201d she said. \u201cIt seemed like she (the referee) was purposefully giving those yellows to maybe players that she knew were sitting on yellows. I don\u2019t know if that was just a psychological thing, who knows. Who knows?\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments concerning French referee Stephanie Frappart might have merited discipline by FIFA, soccer’s international governing body. Canadian striker Christine Sinclair made comments about the officiating following her team\u2019s loss to the United States at the London Olympics, and she was later suspended for four matches for unsportsmanlike behavior.<\/p>\n

Wambach apologized the next day, calling it wrong to suggest what the official was thinking.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not in the referee\u2019s head, and that\u2019s something I definitely take ownership of and apologize for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

FIFA said in a statement Thursday night that the apology factored into the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee took into consideration all the circumstances of the case, including the fact that Abby Wambach took full ownership and apologized for her comments in a timely manner,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

FIFA said it informed Wambach of the decision earlier in the day. The warning cited article 57 of FIFA’s disciplinary code, which concerns sportsmanlike conduct.<\/p>\n

U.S. defender Meghan Klingenberg said she had no issue with what Wambach initially said.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuite frankly, that\u2019s Abby just having our teammates\u2019 backs,\u201d she said. \u201cShe wants them to play. I see no problem with that. And we\u2019re moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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