The Guardian reported that Russian national team manager Fabio Capello had blamed the green laser beam flashed from the stadium crowd on goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev as the reason for their 1-1 draw against the Algerians and their subsequent elimination from the tournament.
On Friday, FIFA has been said to have lifted the 90-day provisional ban on World Cup-winning player and coach Franz Beckenbauer, who has been imposed with such punishment for his alleged failure to cooperate with lead investigator Michael Garcia on a probe regarding the bribery allegations linked to the 2022 winning Qatar World Cup bid., Reuters reported.
ESPN said the club's view about the incident and the subsequent punishment was that it was unprecedented and have left them in a difficult position. It has been known that Liverpool is aware of Suarez's problems on the field but has relied on him last season, of which Suarez did not spoil as he went on winning the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association player of the year awards and was the top scorer in the Premier League at 31 goals.
FIFA recently said that it will not be bringing charges against German fans who wore blackface during the World Cup match between Germany and Ghana, the Guardian said.
