Atlas FC apologize after using Nazi reference in dispute over offside call | Football

Liga MX’s Atlas FC have apologized after referencing the Nazis and their chief propagandist, Joseph Goebbels, in a dispute over an offside decision.

New York City FC thought they had scored a late equalizer against Atlas in the teams’ match in the Leagues Cup, a competition between Liga MX and MLS sides. The goal was ruled out after a VAR review, and led to disputes on social media.

On Monday morning, Atlas’s official account defended the decision to rule out the goal.

“It is regrettable how ‘influencers’ and media ‘analysts’ manipulate, creating ideas of ‘supposed…

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