Adding to the shame from football authorities— not a single word about this from the Confederation of African Football, the governing body whose top referee has lost out on his World Cup dream. Who with any semblance of power is making representations on behalf of this man, standing up for him?
Malcolm Brodie famously phoned in his report from Northern Ireland 1-0 Spain in 1982 to a copy taker down a scratchy line in a Belfast office.
“Magnifico, Magnifico, Magnifico!” he dictated.
“Alright Malcolm,” said the voice down the phone drily, “I heard you the first time.”