2024-07-09 12:09:38
Some 300,000 German fans have signed a petition calling for Germany’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain to be replayed over alleged refereeing errors, but the gesture is merely a morale booster as Spain prepare to face France in the last four.
Eric Vee, the founder of the petition on the Change.org website, explained that this move comes as a result of several wrong decisions by English referee Anthony Taylor during the match that ended with Spain winning 2-1 last Friday after resorting to extra time.
The main incident in this controversy was Jamal Musiala’s shot that touched Marc Cucurella’s hand during extra time during a 1-1 draw, but referee Taylor did not award a penalty kick to the machines and the video assistant referee (VAR) did not intervene.
The incident caused controversy, but UEFA confirmed before the tournament that such incidents – when the arm is not in an unnatural position – would not result in a penalty kick.
315,000 people signed the petition by Sunday morning, July 7, but it is a gesture with no more than a moral impact, as the Spanish national team prepares to meet its French counterpart in the semi-finals next Tuesday.
Last updated: July 8, 2024 – 14:54
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2024-07-09 12:09:38