"We can't be sure about exactly what was said and TNT Sport pundit Steve McManaman did point out afterwards that Simeone doesn't speak English anyway, so he's done well to understand scouse but the idea of the Argentinian being offended by a bit of effing and jeffing does seem mildly amusing, akin to a pantomime villain being upset at all the booing, or Anne Robinson complaining to producers that the Weakest Link contestants had been talking behind her back."
"Oh, Anne! We are in a place where we don't have a right to reply or react and it is never good when we react as managers, sighed the famously passive Simeone, who famously cupped his genitals in celebrating an Atleti goal against Juventus in 2020. When we are getting insulted all the game, when they scored the third goal, he turned round and insulted me. I am a person, I am human."
Diego Simeone was sent off at Anfield after reacting to a Liverpool fan's jibes following a stoppage-time winner in a Bigger Cup tie. Shouting in the workplace is not endorsed, and the red card appeared harsh because Simeone simply approached the fan. Simeone does not speak English, making it unlikely he understood scouse insults. Simeone said he felt insulted, described himself as human, and declined to detail the insults. Simeone will serve a one-match ban and miss Atletico's next Bigger Cup match against Eintracht Frankfurt. Simeone previously cupped his genitals celebrating an Atleti goal against Juventus in 2020.
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