PANAMA CITY – The Panamanian Football Federation said Thursday FIFA had banned its boss Manuel Arias from performing his functions for six months for calling a player “fat”.
“She is out of shape, she’s fat, she couldn’t move on the field,” Arias said at the time.
Cox threatened to leave the national team, prompting Arias to apologize.
He has described his choice of words as “very unfortunate” and said Thursday he accepted the sanction for a “serious error committed”. – AFP
