Commentator Sierd de Vos under fire in Croatia after comment about ‘ugly’ Domagoj Vida | Football

sport">When Vida and Ajax captain Dusan Tadic reported to the referee for the toss just before kick-off, De Vos spoke about the appearance of the Turkish champion’s mandekker. “Besiktas has applied for an exemption for playing Vida. That is because it is so ugly: normally he is not allowed to play at this time, because there are many children watching.”

sport">De Vos probably said it with a wink, but that did not come across to Croatian media that got wind of the comments. “The game was overshadowed by the outrageous comments towards the Besiktas captain and Croatian international,” said Gol. Some other Croatian media also write about it and even the German one image calls it “a terrible moment.”

sport">Vida has a history with Ajax. In the 2011/12 season, the team from Amsterdam missed the knockout phase of the Champions League because Lyon won 1-7 at Dinamo Zagreb. The images showed that the then Zagreb defender Vida gave a nod to Lyon striker Batefemi Gomis after one of the Lyon goals.

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