Spain star fumes at lying Argentina coach who punched him during World Cup brawl

Spanish star Dani Olmo is having none of Argentina assistant coach Roberto Ayala’s apology following their altercation in the aftermath of the World Cup final.Olmo is accusing Ayala of not taking proper accountability for his actions, which followed Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina at MetLife Stadium to claim its second World Cup win.Ayala confronted Olmo after the final whistle and, according to Olmo, punched him in the throat.Ayala says the claims are overblown and that he was merely responding to something Olmo said.“It was more of a push than anything else; it wasn’t a punch like they’re saying, and that’s it.

It was a reaction to something he said, but that’s it,” Ayala said.Ayala initially got in the mix while Argentina’s Nahuel Molina and Spain’s Rodri were scuffling, and then encountered Olmo.“Someone who claims to be sorry, but justifies a punch by saying it was a response to a comment, probably isn’t sorry at all,” Olmo told Catalan outlet Diari de Terrassa.“He’s lying because I didn’t say anything to him, so I don’t need him to apologize.What truly defines us isn’t the mistake, but the courage to own up to it,” he continued.There were several other instances of fighting instigated by the Argentina squad after the end of the final.

Midfielder Leandro Paredes grabbed Eric Garcia by the throat and threw Gavi to the ground.Paredes took a different route from his assistant coach and called Spain “the rightful winners.”Olmo was taken out of the final match after 75 minutes, watching from the sidelines as Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in extra time....