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Did the international referee Pierluigi Collina comment on the expulsion of Ayman Hussein from the Iraq vs. Jordan match?
The social media circulated news about Colina, the head of the International Arbitration Committee, expressing dissatisfaction with the decision to expel the top scorer Ayman Hussein. Colina stated that the referee, Ali Rida, made a mistake, rushed into a bad decision, and both he and the VAR officials should be punished. Colina mentioned that the decision affected the course of the match and is awaiting a report from the Asian Football Confederation regarding the punishment of the VAR referee for not intervening with the first warning.
The truth:
The circulating news is FALSE and UNTRUE, as there has been no statement from the Italian (Pierluigi Collina) regarding the Iraq vs. Jordan match on January 29. Collina did not appear in a recent press conference, and sports media did not report a similar statement from him. The Asian Football Confederation published a statement affirming the correctness of the decision to eject Iraqi player Ayman Hussein from the match, explaining that the red card was justified after the second warning issued by the referee.
