Ref was a joke letting Krul get away with that. Just laughing about it. Some seem far too concerned about being mates with the players. Ref in the Argentina game was hugging Higuain before the 2nd half kicked off and saw a similar thing earlier in the tournament where the ref was all but swapping shirts with a player in the tunnel. They may know them from club level but a subtle acknowledgement should be enough. Sends a very poor message about their impartiality I think.
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