'This is f***ing corruption, this is theft': Crystal Palace's American billionaire co-owner John Textor loses his cool on live TV in Brazil, raging at a decision going against another club he owns

Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor mislaid his rag and accused Brazilian shot of 'corruption' aft his Botafogo broadside mislaid 4-3 to Palmeiras successful melodramatic fashion.

American businessman Textor purchased a 40 per cent liking successful Crystal Palace successful 2021, while he besides owns Lyon, Botafogo and Belgian side RWD Molenbeek. 

Botafogo were taken complete by Textor past twelvemonth and vanished 11th successful nan Brazilian Serie A, but person enjoyed a awesome run this clip astir and are presently apical pinch conscionable 8 games to go.

The nine has only ever won nan Brazilian first section title doubly successful history - pinch their past triumph coming each nan measurement backmost successful 1995 - but they faced disconnected against title rivals Palmeiras successful nan early hours of Thursday morning.

However, successful a tense and chaotic clash, Textor's broadside threw distant a 3-0 lead to suffer 4-3, pinch Palmeiras' victor coming successful in nan ninth infinitesimal of stoppage clip astatine nan extremity of nan 2nd half. The consequence reduced Botafogo's lead astatine nan apical to conscionable 3 points.

The crippled hinged connected a arguable reddish paper handed to Botofago defender Adryelson aft a agelong VAR cheque erstwhile nan people was still people 3-1.

Tiquinho Soares past missed a punishment for Botofago earlier they conceded 3 goals aft 84 minutes to someway lose.

And, aft nan game, Textor unleashed a furious rant unrecorded connected Brazilian TV and accused nan authorities of undermining nan game.

'The full world saw that is not a reddish card, he sewage nan shot first,' Textor fumed.  I'm not judge if it is moreover a foul. He sewage a reddish card, it changed nan game, this is corruption, this is simply a theft. 

'Please good maine Ednaldo (Rodrigues - Brazilian Football Confederation president), but you request to resign tomorrow morning. That's what needs to happen. 

'This title is simply a joke. Nobody deserves this, Palmeiras don't want to triumph this guy, we don't want to suffer this way.'

Textor, who was conducting this question and reply pitchside pinch Brazilian transmission sporTV, past turned to nan Palmeiras players arsenic they headed into nan tunnel.

He added: 'Gentleman you played a bully game. It's not your responsibility but this is f***ing corruption. 

'This has to change. Ednaldo you person to resign for nan bully of nan game. It has to beryllium complete now. 

'This is theft. Fine me, you tin reddish paper me, it's my stadium, I'll still beryllium here.'