{"id":295846,"date":"2023-11-02T14:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295846"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:24:29","slug":"crystal-palace-co-owner-john-textor-loses-his-cool-on-brazilian-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/crystal-palace-co-owner-john-textor-loses-his-cool-on-brazilian-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor loses his cool on Brazilian TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;This is f***ing corruption, this is theft&#8217;: Crystal Palace&#8217;s American billionaire co-owner John Textor loses his cool on live TV in Brazil, raging at a decision going against another club he owns<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>John Textor owns Lyon, RWD Molenbeek and Botafogo alongside Crystal Palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>He lost his rag on live TV after a refereeing decision went against Botafogo<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor lost his rag and accused Brazilian football of &#8216;corruption&#8217; after his Botafogo side lost 4-3 to Palmeiras in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n<p>American businessman Textor purchased a 40 per cent stake in Crystal Palace in 2021, while he also owns Lyon, Botafogo and Belgian side\u00a0RWD Molenbeek.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Botafogo were taken over by Textor last year and finished 11th in the Brazilian Serie A, but have enjoyed a fantastic campaign this time around and are currently top with just eight games to go.<\/p>\n<p>The club has only ever won the Brazilian first division title twice in history &#8211; with their last triumph coming all the way back in 1995 &#8211; but they faced off against title rivals Palmeiras in the early hours of Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a tense and chaotic clash, Textor&#8217;s side threw away a 3-0 lead to lose 4-3, with Palmeiras&#8217; winner coming in in the ninth minute of stoppage time at the end of the second half. The result reduced Botafogo&#8217;s lead at the top to just three points.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319193-12702331-image-a-15_1698930317280.jpg\" height=\"343\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace&#8217;s American billionaire co-owner John Textor lost his cool on live TV in Brazil<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319093-12702331-image-a-16_1698930331122.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Textor owns Brazilian side Botafogo who threw away a 3-0 lead to lose 4-3 to Palmeiras<\/p>\n<p>The game hinged on a controversial red card handed to Botofago defender\u00a0Adryelson after a long VAR check when the score was still score 3-1.<\/p>\n<p>Tiquinho Soares then missed a penalty for Botofago before they conceded three goals after 84 minutes to somehow lose.<\/p>\n<p>And, after the game, Textor unleashed a furious rant live on Brazilian TV and accused the authorities of undermining the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The whole world saw that is not a red card, he got the ball first,&#8217; Textor fumed.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure if it is even a foul. He got a red card, it changed the game, this is corruption, this is a theft.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Please fine me Ednaldo (Rodrigues &#8211; Brazilian Football Confederation president), but you need to resign tomorrow morning. That&#8217;s what needs to happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This championship is a joke. Nobody deserves this, Palmeiras don&#8217;t want to win this guy, we don&#8217;t want to lose this way.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319129-12702331-image-a-18_1698930386299.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The game hinged on a red card handed to Botofago defender Adryelson after a long VAR check<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319195-12702331-image-a-17_1698930376389.jpg\" height=\"323\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Textor unleashed a furious rant at the decision and accused Brazilian authorities of &#8216;corruption&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Textor, who was conducting this interview pitchside with Brazilian channel sporTV, then turned to the Palmeiras players as they headed into the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;Gentleman you played a good game. It&#8217;s not your fault but this is f***ing corruption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This has to change. Ednaldo you have to resign for the good of the game. It has to be over now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is theft. 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