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Soccer-FIFA's Infantino offers support to female referee Garcia over death threats
(Reuters) -FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed support for referee Katia Itzel Garcia and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) after the official revealed she was subjected to online abuse following a Leagues Cup match. Read full story
Arbitrator Katia Itzel Garcia has been the victim of insults and death threats since the defeat of Monterrey against Cincinnati (3-2) last Thursday in the Leagues Cup. She has received the support of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, supported Arbitrator Katia Itzel García this Wednesday, who denounced having received threats on social networks after serving as a judge in a football match in the United States.García, 32 years old, led a duel of the Leagues Cup between Monterrey and Cincinnati last Thursday, and then received insults and death threats that were condemned by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and by the Mexican Footbal…
Death Threats Against Mexican Referee Katia García Spark FIFA's Unified Call to Protect Officials
When Mexican referee Katia Itzel García received threats on her life after a Leagues Cup match, what began as fan outrage spiraled into something more sinister—and in the fallout, global football found itself confronting its tolerance for terror. The post Death Threats Against Mexican Referee Katia García Spark FIFA’s Unified Call to Protect Officials appeared first on LatinAmerican Post.
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