It’s fair to say everything went south for USMNT tonight. A narrow defeat at the hands of Uruguay saw them endure a premature exit from the Copa America 2024. While it keeps Gregg Berhalter and Co. in the negative limelight, the focus veered towards Christian Pulisic in the meantime who didn’t receive a handshake from referee Kevin Ortega. While many are slamming the officials for his refusal to the skipper’s greeting, there’s actually another side of the narrative that many aren’t aware of. To understand this, let’s hear what exactly Pulisic said to the referee.
So far, netizens across the globe must have come across a clip that showcased how the AC Milan forward wasn’t greeted back by the match official. However, we would like to present to you with another unseen footage. Interestingly, Pulisic can be seen heading towards all three officials and gesturing them to celebrate the victory with Uruguay. This may seem to have made Ortega upset who in return didn’t shake hands with the winger. Yet, again, there’s another scenario to consider.
Apparently, he was asking the referees to have a handshake at the center half of the pitch. Typically, all three were standing far away but Pulisic anyway went forward to greet them. Yet, he was snubbed by Ortega.
I think Christian Pulisic just told the refs to go celebrate with Uruguay after their horrible performance in the USMNT’s Copa America game 😂 pic.twitter.com/10Vv3TnzQO
— absolute toast (@Absolute_Toast) July 2, 2024
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