Panama president Manuel Arias banned for 6 months for 'fat-shaming' star striker
01/16/2025 06:11 PM
January 16 – Panama FA president Manuel Arias has been banned for six months by the FIFA Ethics committee for fat-shaming comments he made in an interview about the country's star women's striker Marta Cox after Panama were knocked out of the group stage of the Concacaf W Gold Cup last March.
In a statement on X, Arias apologised for the "very unfortunate language used", that he was aware of his error and that he accepted his punishment.
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