Recordings Refute Narrative of Saving Al Ahly Player from Sending-Off

Audio recordings of referee communications settled the controversy surrounding the Egyptian Premier League match between Al Ahly and ZED, after the Main Referees Committee of the Egyptian Football Association denied reports alleging referee Mohamed Maarouf asked Wael Gomaa, Al Ahly's director of football, to substitute player Ali Mahmoud to protect him from receiving a second yellow card and being sent off.