Club World Cup captain refuses to take part in ANY pre-match handshakes, infuriating opponents from Argentina, before revealing bizarre reasoning
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- The Argentine side river plate continued its campaigns against Urawa Reds
- The captain of the Japanese club chose not to shake the opponent players’ hands
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A club World Cup captain surprised fans and opponents before the opening match of the fans.
The competition continues now, a series of clubs starting campaigns for a big fanfare from FIFA at the opening of the new format.
On Tuesday, Argentine Side River Plate, Facundo Sidio, Sebastian Driussi and Maximiliano raised Japan 3-1 Urawa Reds in the score table.
However, when the captain of Urawa Reds, Marius Hoibraten, had a curious moment when he refused to shake hands with his rivals.
After the players were announced and entering the field in the lumen field in Seattle, Hoibrane chose not to shake his hands by passing his rivals in a strange way.
When Urawa followed the rest of the players and waved their rivals’ hands, the river plate stared in surprise.
Urawa Reds Captain Marius Hoibratle refused to shake the hands of his rivals in the first club World Cup match
The rest of the team was surprised by the river plate players as they passed by shaking hands.
Defender went to social media to explain why he wasn’t stuck hands after the game
The 30 -year -old child can play in both centers or on the left and can be ranked centrally on Tuesday.
Hoibraten now offered a reasoning for why – and he didn’t realize it should be.
Going to social media, 30 -year -old defender published: ‘River Plate fans. I forgot to shake hands because the installation was new. I was confused and I was in my element and I didn’t understand what to do. That’s why I walked away from a handshake.
“ I don’t care about you or players. This was never my intention. After the game, I apologized to the players in the locker room and now I apologize to you. Congratulations for winning! The best in the upcoming games. ‘
After the two teams were lined up, Hoibraten shook hands with the authorities before crossing the river plate players. Some of them looked curiously, others saw the funny side of things.
Hoibraten can play in the center or remain behind and can be listed in the middle of the defense on this occasion. He joined his current side in 2023 and previously played as Bodo/Glimt and Lillestrom. At the same time an old Norway under the age of 21 is international.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the referee Cesar Arturo Ramos sent Boca Juniors’ Jorge Figinal – but not before doing anything else next to a completely red card.
Ramos supervised the former Manchester United Man Andera Herrera and Andrea Belotti, a testy 2-2 draw between Argentine giants and Benfica because they were sent earlier in the match.
However, Ramos made a confusing turn when the figure was given in the 88th minute, as Ramos revealed things that look like a religious symbol.
Along with the red card, Ramos removed fans as an image of Guadalupe Lady of Guadalupe, a depiction of the Virgin Mary, which is popular in Mexico.
