This one is relevant to the World Cup...kind of.
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A Colombian lawyer has filed an enormous lawsuit against FIFA after claiming that the lapse standard of refereeing at the 2014 World Cup hospitalised him with heart problems.
Aurelio Jimenez, 74, is suing world football's governing body for a billion euros (about 800 million pounds or 1.33 billion dollars) with his case centred around the controversial performance of Spanish referee Carlos Velasco Carballo while overseeing Colombia's quarterfinal tie against Brazil.
Indeed, Jimenez reckons that the official's performance was so egregious that it left him hospitalised with ... a broken heart.
"I felt very bad, I was heartbroken, my cardiac rhythm was altered and my relatives took me to the emergency room at the hospital,"
To bolster his case, Jimenez has also collected a raft of evidence to prove that the refereeing out in Brazil was substandard and therefore a potential health risk to the millions of fans who tuned in to watch the tournament around the world.
However, as if to prove that he's not merely lodging a frivolous lawsuit against FIFA in the hope of an easy payout, Jimenez has also announced that if he wins the case, any damages he receives will be donated to a Colombian children's charity.
Best of luck with it all, Aurelio. You'll probably need it.
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http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-toe-p...or-officiating
Whooo.....good luck pal.
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