Maradona calls for referee clampdown

Argentina coach Diego Maradona believes greater emphasis should be placed on fair play at this summer‘s World Cup.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona believes greater emphasis should be placed on fair play at this summer‘s World Cup.

Maradona appealed to FIFA prior to the start of the tournament to extol the virtues of their Fair Play campaign during the competition and then repeated the call for referees to protect flair players ahead of Argentina‘s second group match against South Korea.

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