Taylor’s refereeing in Spain-Germany continues to dominate the spotlight. Cucurella’s handball in the penalty area is evident but the English referee did not opt for the penalty. There is also a lot of uncertainty as to why VAR did not intervene but in the host country of the European Championship there is a lot of bitterness for what did not happen on the pitch.
On the issue, and on yesterday’s two races, he expressed his opinion to the microphones of Sky Sportsthe journalist Fabio Caressa: “Definition of yesterday’s matches? Beauty and sadness. Because the first was very beautiful, the second much less so. There were some very beautiful things and some very sad things. Like that a referee (Taylor ed.) like that can still referee at an international level, it’s a disgrace.
But truly a shame. The sadness also for a Cristiano Ronaldo who perhaps should have understood that he had to step aside and be useful in the final minutes, he no longer has the pace to play at these levels with that rhythm. In my opinion, the fact that he was unable to score and also the fact that a team that has not scored a goal from open play is reaching the semi-final, which is a bit of the story of this European Championship if we want from a certain point of view”.