Uruguay had a terrible Copa America, getting bouced after playing just two games (losses to Mexico and Venezuela), and one moment sums up their tournament perfectly. During Mexico vs. Uruguay, Uruguay's players were imploring an assistant ref to call a handball, and the assistant ref is supposed to have grabbed his crotch in response.
From Goal (translation via Deadspin):
[Muslera] also explained the reasons why they lashed out at the second assistant referee, the Paraguayan Milciades Saldívar. According to the goalkeeper himself, after he appealed for the alleged handball by Márquez, the linesman responded by clutching his genitals, which provoked the reaction of the Uruguayan players, including Edinson Cavani and José María Giménez.
“I know that as we are going over to complain to the assistant, he was obviously not in the game, and he responds with one hand on his genitals, saying ‘This is a handball.’ He stood there, with nothing happening on our part, but he will be judged by the 450 cameras have to have been at the stadium” [...]
And here is Google's translation, which is vastly more entertaining:
He also explained the reasons why they attacked second assistant arbitration short list, Miltiades Saldivar Paraguay. According to the goalkeeper himself, after claiming the alleged Marquez hand, the line would have responded clutching his genitals, which caused the reaction of the Uruguayan players, including Edinson Cavani and José Giménez.
"I know what we're going to protest the wizard, he obviously was not in the game, and he responds with one hand on his genitals, saying 'this is mano' . Stood there by us nothing happened, but judge with : 450 cameras must be in the stadium , "Muslera, who committed to turn the page and think about the next opponent in the Copa Celeste said Venezuela.
How can you not love the Copa America after something like that?
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