😤 Sexist comment slammed by even his mum and wife, player apologises
· Yahoo Sports
After Red Bull Bragantino's elimination in the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Paulista, with a 2-1 defeat to São Paulo, defender Gustavo Marques, who scored the goal for the Bragança team, sparked strong controversy by making sexist remarks against the match referee, Daiane Muniz.
Still on the field, in an interview with TNT, the defender criticized the appointment of a woman to officiate a match of that magnitude. "First of all, I want to talk about the refereeing because it's no use playing against São Paulo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, and they put a woman to officiate a match of this size," Marques stated.
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The player also blamed the refereeing for the elimination, citing an alleged uncalled penalty on Juninho Capixaba in the final minutes. "It was our dream to reach the semifinals or even the final, but she ruined our game. I think the Paulista Federation has to look at games of this size and not put a woman. All respect to the women of the world, I am married, I have my mother, so sorry if I'm saying something to the women," he added.
Amid the immediate backlash, Gustavo Marques sought out the press in the mixed zone to apologize. He revealed that he had directly asked for forgiveness from Daiane Muniz and the assistant referee.
"I am here to apologize to all the women in Brazil, in the world. I know I am human, every human makes mistakes. At that moment, I was hot-headed, I was nervous, I said things I shouldn't have," said the defender, adding that he was reprimanded by his own wife and mother.
I asked for forgiveness from Daniela [Daiane* Muniz] and her assistant. I apologize to all women. I'm feeling bad, sad. My wife and my mother have already scolded me.
According to the player, the referee accepted the apologies but warned him about the weight of his words.
Red Bull Bragantino also spoke out following the sexist statements made by defender Gustavo Marques.
Position of the Paulista Federation
The Paulista Football Federation (FPF) issued an official statement expressing "deep indignation and outrage" at the athlete's remarks, classifying the statement as "primitive, sexist, prejudiced, and misogynistic."
The entity defended the technical quality of Daiane Muniz, who is part of the FPF, CBF, and FIFA, and reinforced its commitment to increasing the number of women in refereeing – currently, there are 36 professionals in the state.
Finally, the FPF informed that it will forward Gustavo Marques' statements to the Sports Justice for appropriate measures.
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