Liverpool star Diogo Jota’s Wag brands Tottenham clash ‘rigged’ and rages at ‘clown’ VAR officials
LIVERPOOL star Diogo Jota's wife has unleashed a furious blast at VAR “clowns” and claims the clash with Tottenham was “rigged”.
Rute Cardoso lashed out at Premier League officials following the Reds’ controversial defeat on Saturday.
Liverpool suffered a 2-1 loss at Spurs after finishing the game with nine men.
Curtis Jones was issued a straight red in the first half after his foot slipped on the top of the ball and caught Yves Bissouma.
They also had a perfectly good Luis Diaz goal ruled out wrongly for offside after a VAR mix-up.
That led to the PGMOL issuing a statement admitting that a “significant human error” took place and called the decision “a clear and obvious factual error” by VAR official Darren England.
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Things got even worse for Liverpool in the 69th-minute when Portuguese forward Jota, 26, was given his marching orders for a second yellow card.
That left the Reds hanging on for a draw, but their brave efforts came undone in the final seconds as Joel Matip’s own goal condemned them to defeat.
And Rute was in no mood to forgive and forget afterwards as she took to social media to vent her fury.
She posted the PGMOL statement on her Instagram story along with the caption: “Rigged game.”
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She then went on to add a clip of Jota’s first yellow card, which came after Spurs ace Destiny Udogie went down after minimal contact from Jota.
Rute added a clown emoji to the footage, which had been posted by Liverpool fan page with: “This was given as a yellow card.”
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was also fuming after the game, and in response to Jota’s dismissal he said: “The two situations, the first I think is clear not a yellow. The second I didn’t see actually back but it’s not important.
“If the first is not a yellow then we still play with 10 men.”
Jota, who will now miss the upcoming Premier League trip to Brighton, and Rute moved to England in 2017 when he joined Wolves from Atletico Madrid.
He signed for Liverpool in 2020 and the following year the couple welcomed their first child into the world.
Rute is no stranger to showing her support for her man on social media and regularly keeps fans updated with snippets from their personal life on there.
Pretty brunette Rute and Jota met when they were just 13, and have been together ever since.
Like any footballers' Wag, Rute has taken to a glam lifestyle with ease and she has even settled into UK-living watching her favourite TV show Peaky Blinders.
They began dating in 2013, when they got together at high-school in Porto.
She appears to be a big fan of travelling, often joining Jota on holidays of a lifetime.
Over recent years she has shared Instagram stories and photos on the beaches of the likes of Mauritius, Marbella and the Maldives.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have broken their silence on the VAR fiasco by slamming those at fault - and promising to “escalate” the issue.
They released a statement saying they do not accept the explanation given by the PGMOL in their apology.
It read: “Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night. It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined.
“We fully accept the pressures that match officials work under but these pressures are supposed to be alleviated, not exacerbated, by the existence and implementation of VAR.
“It is therefore unsatisfactory that sufficient time was not afforded to allow the correct decision to be made and that there was no subsequent intervention.
“That such failings have already been categorised as “significant human error” is also unacceptable. Any and all outcomes should be established only by the review and with full transparency.
“This is vital for the reliability of future decision-making as it applies to all clubs with learnings being used to make improvements to processes in order to ensure this kind of situation cannot occur again.
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“In the meantime, we will explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution.”
Action was taken by the PGMOL on Sunday as they removed VAR England from Nottingham Forest's draw with Brentford.
