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