Mario Ferri, the Italian pitch invader at Portugal-Uruguay has been released without consequences.
Ferri, also known as Il Falco – The Falcon – ran onto the pitch during the match between Portugal and Uruguay waving a rainbow flag on Monday night.
He wore a Superman T-Shirt with two different messages. The front read ‘Save Ukraine’ and the back had ‘Respect for Iranian Woman.’
Ferri was blocked by stewards on the pitch and arrested but has now claimed that he’s been released with no consequences for him.
The Italian is no new to this kind of public protest as he also had pitch invasion stunts at the Club World Cup, Belgium-USA in the 2014 World Cup and Napoli–Juventus in 2017, amongst others.
You all say respect the host country’s rules, but I’m still waiting for someone to answer this :
If the west ban headwear for women in their countries, would you tell the Muslims the same thing? to abide or leave? And will they comply or do they start removing heads in protest?
As far as I’m concerned, you fight what you think is wrong, in a peaceful manner, no matter where you are. World Cup is a spectacle for the World and all its people, not only those in the host country.