Palmeiras President Wants To Spank The Referee

While Sir Alex once again displayed his ref insulting Tourrettes after his side’s loss to Chelsea, what Palmeiras president Luiz Gonzago Belluzzo (pictured on the right) had to say about referee Carlos Eugenio Simon after their 1-0 loss to Fluminense makes the sum total of Fergie’s ref rants look downright complimentary by comparison.

The defeat caused Palmeiras to drop to second in the Brazilian league for the first time since July, which by itself would have been enough to anger the club, but the fact that they would have managed a draw had referee Simon not disallowed a 28th minute goal from Obina for a phantom foul on a defender was apparently way too much to handle.

And speaking of threats, Belluzzo had a few choice comments of his own.

“I’m saying that Simon is shameless, and a shameless bastard.”

Well, you can’t say he’s not being clear.

"The only thing you can do is to fill the guy’s ass after a robbery that. The guy was in bad faith. He should have been excluded from football.”

Ok, I don’t know if I’m ok with this “ass filling” business…

“He did on purpose [to disallow the Obina goal]. I find that on the street because I’m not afraid of anyone. I am 67 years and meet Simon in the street, I give a few slaps on the bum.”

What? Your “if I meet him in the street” threat of violence is exclusively involves slaps on the bum? That’s just weird. Between that and the ass filling, I’m starting to wonder if Belluzzo really is angry with Simon, or if he just wants to engage in some kind of alternate lifestyle with him.

Here is the video of the disallowed goal.