FIFA has suspended Colombian assistant referee Humberto Clavijo for making incorrect decisions during the World Cup's Mexico-Cameroon clash June 13 at the Arena das Dunas here.
The referee disallowed two goals for Mexico in the first half by Giovani dos Santos, yet Mexico ended winning the game 1-0, reports EFE.
FIFA said Clavijo will be replaced by Ecuador's Christian Lescano.
Meanwhile, it was also announced that Argentine referee Nestor Pitana will officiate in the United States vs Portugal game while German Felix Brych will officiate in the Russia vs Belgium match.
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said the Sao Paulo Arena which will host the opening match of the World Cup will be ready in time despite construction delays.
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Manchester United Tuesday sacked manager David Moyes after just 10 months in charge and appointed their former Welsh international Ryan Giggs as interim manager till the end of the season.
We are all under the veil of the audacity of hope thinking in assuming that the office of the new prime minister will sway a magic wand and things will immediately start remarkably improving.
N. Srinivasan, who had sidestepped as the BCCI head, making room for the appointment of legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar as the Indian cricketing body's interim president tasked with the conduct of the IPL-7, Tuesday moved the apex court seeking his restoration.
Considering the gravity of corruption in sports, the CBI has set up a special investigating unit to handle cases related to sports, its chief announced Tuesday.
