Both referee FranƧois Letexier and VAR official JƩrƓme Brisard seemed to overlook a potential penalty for Spain against England at the UEFA Euro 2024 final, with Declan Rice apparently bringing down Aymeric Laporte in the box.
The play in question took place only 34 minutes into the game at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Despite stopping the Al Nassr defender with both arms around him, the Arsenal star wasnāt punished as the refs didnāt intervene.
Since it was a rather uneventful first half, this situation was the one that gave most to talk about on social media. Fans were left in shock as the game continued like nothing happened, with the refs missing what seemed to be a clear penalty for Spain.
āHow in the world is that Rice rugby tackle on Laporta not a penalty;ā @LUFC_WorldWide wrote. āRice doing a Hulk Hogan impression on Laporte, no penalty ā remind me why we have VAR again?,ā @philipoconnor complained.
Dani Carvajal tells Bukayo Saka to āstop cryingā
While the overlooked penalty for Spain may have been the most controversial situation in the first half, another moment that went viral was Dani Carvajalās reaction to Bukayo Saka calling for a yellow card on the Spanish defender.
The Real Madrid right-back made a gesture to the Arsenal winger to stop crying, which of course led to countless posts on social media. Needless to say, the Euro 2024 final has already heated up.
