FIFA Suspends Coach Hassan and Forward Zico for Three and Five Matches
- FIFA suspended Egypt coach Hossam Hassan for three matches and forward Mostafa Zico for five after criticism of the referee following Egypt’s 3–2 World Cup loss to Argentina.
- Egypt’s national team director Ibrahim Hassan, Hossam’s twin brother, also received a three-match suspension.
- The Egyptian Football Association requested FIFA’s reasoning while considering its legal options and a possible appeal.
- The suspensions could keep Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan out of upcoming matches against Malawi.
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Egypt's coach, Hossam Hassan, and the attacker Mostafa Zico were suspended by Fifa after criticism of the 3–2 defeat for Argentina in the eighth round of the World Cup final. The coach received a three-game penalty while the player remained out of five games. Ibrahim Hassan, Hossam's twin brother and director of the Egyptian team, was also suspended for three games. See also: Cristiano Ronaldo is punished with 30 days of suspension by the Portug…
FIFA has announced penalties for the Egyptian player and coach.
FIFA suspends coach Hassan and forward Zico for three and five matches ...
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Oct 19 : FIFA has suspended Egypt coach Hossam Hassan and forward Mostafa Zico for three and five matches respectively, the Egyptian Football Association said on Monday, after they criticised the referee following a 3-2 defeat by Argentina in the World Cup.The 60-year-old Hassan was sanctioned after blaming
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