ɡˈɛɹhɑːɹt mˈeɪɚvˈoːɹfɛldɚ, ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən fˈʊtbɔːl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻfˈɛndᵻd ˈaɪvɐnˌɑːv, sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt ˈaɪvɐnˌɑːv wʌz dʒˈʌst ɛnfˈoːɹsɪŋ ðə ɹˈuːlz.
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, the president of the German Football Association also defended Ivanov, saying that Ivanov was just enforcing the rules.