13 September,2024 08:28 AM IST | Bogota (Colombia) | AP
Emiliano Martinez. Pic/AFP
A TV cameraman said Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez "slapped me" after Colombia's 2-1 win in a World Cup qualifying match.
Jhonny Jackson told Colombian media he approached Martinez after the final whistle in Barranquilla on Tuesday as the goalkeeper greeted another player.
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Footage he captured shows the World Cup winner who Argentines know as Dibu hitting the camera, which quickly shakes to the ground after the impact.
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"Out of the blue he slapped me," Jackson told RCN Deportes on Wednesday. "I felt angry, very angry. I was working, just like he was."
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