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The wife of Liverpool star Diogo Jota claims the Reds\u2019 defeat to Tottenham was \u2018rigged\u2019 after the VAR howler that saw Luis Diaz\u2019s goal ruled out.<\/p>\n
Joel Matip\u2019s 96th minute own goal gave Spurs a 2-1 win against Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday but the victory was marred with controversy.<\/p>\n
Liverpool were reduced to 10-men when Curtis Jones\u2019 tackle was upgraded to a red card.<\/p>\n
Diaz\u2019s opening goal was ruled out for offside by the on-pitch officials and VAR failed to intervene to reverse the decision, despite replays clearly showing the goal was onside. It was later ruled that the VAR officials incorrectly adjudged that the referee had awarded the goal, and therefore did not see fit to \u2018intervene\u2019. <\/p>\n
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Liverpool were then reduced to nine men in the second half when Jota received two yellow cards within 90 seconds of one another.<\/p>\n
The nature of the defeat left Jurgen Klopp furious and Liverpool released a statement on Sunday night promising to \u2018examine\u2019 their options following an apology from PGMOL.<\/p>\n
But Jota\u2019s wife, Rute Cardoso, has taken the anger a step further, claiming the defeat was a \u2018rigged game\u2019 and branding the officials \u2018clowns\u2019. <\/p>\n
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