New reports about the unpunished handball by Spaniard Cucurella are also concerning Toni Kroos. The former world-class player asks a question – and answers it himself.
Former national player Toni Kroos expressed his amusement, but also a touch of cynicism. With regard to the unpunished handball by Spaniard Marc Cucurella, the 34-year-old said at the Icon League, an indoor soccer league he co-founded: “It took them three months to realise that it was handball – which actually everyone, almost everyone, managed to do in the second. That reassures me immensely.”
Toni Kroos ended his career after the game
In this case, “a penalty should have been awarded,” says a report by the UEFA referees’ committee, quoted by the Spanish portal “Relevo,” about the much-discussed scene. The English referee Anthony Taylor allowed the game to continue in extra time with the score at 1:1 and did not award a handball penalty. The video assistant did not intervene either. Germany lost 1:2 after extra time.
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“Can I call myself European champion now? Even after the fact, because they have now officially confirmed it,” asked Kroos and immediately gave the answer himself. “I don’t think so. I don’t think it works like that.” The six-time Champions League winner ended his professional career after the match.
Source: Stern
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