Ex-Leeds United boss reportedly in hot water after fiery press conference and mass brawl as organisers dubbed 'liars'

The Uruguay boss, renowned for impassioned and emotional declarations, criticised Copa America organisers and journalists after his team were eliminated at the semi-final stage by Colombia. Following the end of the match, Uruguayan players including Liverpool's Darwin Nunez clashed with Colombian spectators who were alleged to have harassed family members of the Uruguay squad.

"The players reacted as any human being would have done," Bielsa said. "If you see that they are attacking your wife, your mother or a baby, your wife, your sister, what do you do?"

The 68-year-old then took issue with a line of questioning during the media conference, before directing his ire towards the competition's organisers, CONMEBOL.

"What cannot continue is to deceive that the fields are perfect. And point at the referees, and say that the fields are perfect, and all the lies that have been told.

"I have all the photos that justify that they are all lies. This is a plague of liars - these are all known mistakes," he added.

According to Uruguayan outlet Sport 890 as well as other Montevideo-based sources, it is claimed the Uruguayan FA (AUF) have already been notified that CONMEBOL have opened up disciplinary proceedings against Bielsa.

Eleven Uruguayan players could also be sanctioned alongside their head coach for their part in the mass brawl than ensued in the crowd at full-time at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina last week.

Bielsa and Uruguay's tournament ended on a more positive note, finishing third after beating Jesse Marsch's Canada in the third-place play-off. The American sided with his Elland Road predecessor on the tournament's organisation, stating: "You know, I agree with certain things and then I disagree with certain things. For me, this tournament has not been professional."