De Jong says Messi influenced ´scandalous´ officiating in Netherlands World Cup defeat

Frenkie de Jong has described the officiating of the Netherlands’ World Cup quarter-final against Argentina as “scandalous”, claiming referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz was influenced by Lionel Messi. The Netherlands staged a remarkable comeback to force extra time after going 2-0 down in Friday’s clash courtesy of Wout Weghorst double, but the Oranje then suffered penalty […]