FIFA suspends Egypt coach Hossam Hassan for 3 matches after criticizing World Cup refereeing

FIFA suspended Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan for three matches following comments he made after the team’s World Cup round-of-16 defeat to Argentina, the Egyptian Football Association announced Monday, Anadolu reports. Forward Mostafa Zico was also handed a five-match ban, it added. The sanctions stem from Egypt’s 3-2 defeat to Argentina in Atlanta, US, on July 6 during the World Cup. “The Egyptian Football Association received the decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee regarding Hossam Hassan, the national team coach, Ibrahim Hassan, the team manager, and player Mostafa Zico,” the association said in a statement. Ibrahim Hassan was suspended for three matches. The association said it had requested “the detailed reasons and justifications for the decisions” from FIFA to assess […]