CONMEBOL fined Brazil coach Tite $5,000 on Thursday for criticizing the group of the Copa America.
The sanction got here lower than every week after a Bolivia participant was additionally sanctioned for attacking the event, which is going down amid a rising COVID-19 pandemic within the area after the 2 authentic hosts, Colombia and Argentina, have been withdrawn.
Tite mentioned in a information convention on June 12 that the Copa America was shifted to his nation in a “confusing manner.” CONMEBOL named Brazil as host lower than two weeks earlier than the event kicked off.
The Brazilian FootbaLL Confederation can not enchantment the choice in opposition to Tite, CONMEBOL mentioned.
Eduardo Gross Brown, the president of CONMEBOL’s disciplinary fee, added that Tite might undergo new penalties if he criticizes the event organizers once more.
Tite criticized the group on Wednesday after Brazil’s last-minute 2-1 victory in opposition to Colombia in Rio de Janeiro.
“I am not going to call this pitch horrible, but it is very bad to play soccer, it affects the whole spectacle. Those willing to create just cannot,” he mentioned. “The time to do this (Copa America) was too short. It is unacceptable that players of two teams of high level, who play with a great pitch in Europe, come here to play on a pitch like this.”
Brazil gamers reportedly threatened to boycott the Copa America till solely days earlier than they began their title protection on June 13. They printed a letter earlier than the event saying they have been “against the organization” of the competitors, however “will never say no to the national team.” Tite publicly mentioned he and his assistants agreed.
On June 18, CONMEBOL fined Bolivia striker Marcelo Martins $20,000 for blaming the soccer physique for the rising COVID-19 instances on the Copa America. Martins was additionally suspended for one match, which he wouldn’t have performed anyway as a result of he was in a quarantine after contracting the virus.
Five out of 10 groups on the Copa America have reported COVID-19 instances: Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Chile.
Nearly 510,000 folks have reportedly died of the illness in Brazil.