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FIFA has revoked the credentials of a Paraguayan soccer<\/a> commentator who went on a wild, expletive-filled tirade while calling a game.<\/p>\n

According to The Athletic<\/a>, Jorge Chipi Vera was calling games for ABC Carnival and ABC TV and was calling Paraguay’s match against Turkiye.<\/p>\n

Paraguay won that match 1-0, but it was notable because Paraguay’s Miguel Almir\u00f3n became the first<\/a> player to get the ol’ heave-ho for violating FIFA’s new rule about covering one’s mouth.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It’s a rule that’s kind of ridiculous with more than its share of obvious flaws, and I think Jorge Chipi Vera would agree with me on that.<\/p>\n

WORLD CUP PLAYERS WHO COVER THEIR MOUTHS DURING CONFRONTATIONS COULD GET RED CARDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When Almir\u00f3n got sent off, Vera went <\/i>off.<\/p>\n

There’s a good chance you don’t speak Spanish (nor do I; four years in high school and a year in college, and the best I can do is order a beer and ask where the kitchen is), so fortunately, others have translated.<\/p>\n

FOX ONE\u2019S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Vera called FIFA President Gianni Infantino and match referee Ivan Baton “f–king thieves” and said that they were “killing football.”<\/p>\n

That alone is going to get a little heat, but Vera then tacked on 20 “sons of b—-hes.”<\/p>\n

Twenty.<\/p>\n

Does it count as a fleeting expletive if you do it that many times?<\/p>\n

ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Probably not, but whatever the case, Vera released an apology for his comments.<\/p>\n

“During the broadcast of the match between Paraguay and Turkiye, I had an outburst,” the broadcaster said (as translated by The Athletic). “In the midst of my frustration over the expulsion of a player from my country, and feeling that my national team was being harmed, I used offensive and unacceptable expressions against the referee, FIFA, and its authorities.”<\/p>\n

In fairness, a lot of people say stuff like that when they feel like their favorite team has been wronged.<\/p>\n

The only difference is they’re not normally behind a mic broadcasting to millions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– FOX NEWS<\/p>\n

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