the violent clash between John Textor and an Atlético Mineiro player

John Textor doesn't hold his tongue in his pocket. Present in Brazil to attend the meeting between his team Botafogo and Atlético Mineiro, he was attacked by the opposing goalkeeper after the draw (0-0): “Due to the circumstances of the match, after being behind in the first half, this is certainly a point to celebrate. That's not what we wanted, unfortunately, a match like that, the Botafogo people wanted to shout too much, they wanted to provoke. There is a lot of confusion. We know that the owner of the club himself manages to have a lot of repercussions abroad, by questioning the arbitration” Everson said. The meeting completely degenerated after the expulsion of Alexander Barboza. The Hulk striker even came to blows with Marlon Freitas and Luiz Henrique. The confusion worsened, involving members of Botafogo staff and security officers. There was a lot of pushing and shoving and even fencing in the mixed zone of the Independência stadium. Fights even broke out in the stands between supporters.

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The boss of the Eagle Foot group wanted to respond to this provocation, referring to the long standoff between Textor and the Brazilian referees for several months: “I would like to say something… What is the name of the Atlético Mineiro goalkeeper? Everson? Apparently I own an apartment in his head. I think I've been living in his head for a while. He made a comment that I would talk too much off the field about the referees. I didn't invent anything. I think everyone has seen the stories of match fixing in recent years… I am a big supporter of the refereeing tools that we use in technology that helps in the evaluation of referees. I focus on this manipulation of results and poor performances that players do intentionally, by deliberately losing matches. And it's not just in Brazil, but all over the world. Sometimes referees participate in this. It's a very small number. I would like to tell Everson that he is a good goalkeeper, but he needs to concentrate on the field»