The controversy surrounding international referee Mohamed Maarouf and media personality Karim Hassan Shehata continues after the major debate that followed Shehata’s comments regarding what happened during the Al Ahly-ZED match. Karim has now once again stressed that the only way to resolve the case is to review the complete Video Assistant Referee VAR recordings clearly and without omissions. ⚽🔥
Karim Hassan Shehata confirmed that he has no objection to having his claims verified, but at the same time rejected the idea of reviewing only parts of the recordings. He called for the complete sequence of events to be presented so that everyone can understand exactly what happened.
Karim Hassan Shehata: I Want the Full Truth
Karim explained that he is waiting for the implementation of what Essam Abdel-Fattah, head of the Refereeing Committee, announced regarding a review of the VAR recordings from the match.
He stressed that the recordings must be heard in full without deletion or shortening.
The media personality believes that releasing the complete recordings would settle the controversy away from conflicting statements. He also emphasized that he is not afraid of the outcome, whether the recordings confirm his account or reveal that part of the information he presented was incorrect.
He stressed that his main objective is for the full truth to emerge and that he is prepared to take responsibility if any part of what he said is proven inaccurate. 📢
Videos Support the Existence of the Conversation
Karim Hassan Shehata also referred to video clips that he believes support part of his account, particularly regarding the existence of a conversation between Wael Gomaa and Mohamed Maarouf during the match.
He explained that the sequence shown in the footage includes Wael Gomaa speaking with the referee, then approaching head coach Hussein Amouta before a substitution involving Ali Mahmoud was made.
However, Karim stressed that the images alone cannot settle the controversy because the key issue concerns the words exchanged during the conversation, something that can only be accurately determined through the audio recording. 🎥
Wael Gomaa Explains His Position
Karim also discussed Wael Gomaa’s position, explaining that the Al Ahly official initially denied having a conversation with Mohamed Maarouf before video footage appeared showing communication between the two.
Following the emergence of the footage, Gomaa explained that the conversation concerned another situation involving Ali Mahmoud, specifically an objection over a possible penalty, while the referee stated that there was no offense warranting a penalty.
The main disagreement therefore shifted toward the content of the conversation rather than whether communication between the two actually took place.
“I Was Criticizing the Referee”
Karim Hassan Shehata stressed that his original comments focused on a specific refereeing decision involving Ali Mahmoud and the failure to give the player a second yellow card in a situation that Karim believed deserved a booking.
He then discussed the conversation between Wael Gomaa and Mohamed Maarouf, which caused the incident to develop into a much larger media controversy.
Karim explained that he does not want to continue discussing the case, but at the same time remains committed to his position and is waiting for the recordings to reveal the truth.
Karim Does Not Want to Be “the Weakest Link”
Karim believes that releasing the recordings in full would provide fairness to all parties because it would prevent a sentence from being taken out of context or a position being judged through a short clip.
He explained that he feels he could become the party most exposed to harm if the recordings are not reviewed completely.
For this reason, he wants the period before Ali Mahmoud’s substitution and what happened afterward to be reviewed as well.
He believes that establishing the complete sequence of events could be the key to understanding the incident correctly.
VAR Recordings Await the Final Answer
The VAR recordings have now become the central element in the case because everyone is waiting to know the exact content of the conversation during the match.
If the recordings confirm Karim’s account, the entire picture of the controversy could change. If they reveal different content, attention will shift toward how the information reached the media and how it was presented.
In both scenarios, the complete recordings remain the clearest path toward establishing the truth. ⚖️
✨ Karim Hassan Shehata continues to stand by his position in the Mohamed Maarouf controversy, but he is now placing the complete VAR recordings at the center of the case, calling for them to be heard without cuts or omissions so the dispute can finally be settled.
📢 Do you believe broadcasting the complete VAR recordings is the only solution to end the controversy? Share your opinion and prediction about what the recordings will reveal. ⚽🔥
