Bitter Germans take over in England after Lionesses magical Euro win 'we've been robbed! »
The German media have taken aim at England claiming they were robbed in their 2-1 loss to England in the Euro 2022 final. seen denied a clear penalty while the score was still 0-0 after the ball accidentally hit Leah Williamson's hand in a scramble for goal.
The Lionesses made history by becoming the first England team to win the European Championships. It was also the country's first major football success since winning the World Cup against the same opponents in 1966.
The moment of controversy came in the 25th minute following a German corner. He was activated by Sara Dabritz before a rush on goal ensued with the chance ultimately missed. In the chaos it looked like the ball may have hit Williamson's arm but despite VAR checking nothing was given.
For Bild, the handball complaint referred to that World Cup final, with the newspaper claiming the country was 'cheated again' at Wembley and the incident was a 'scam'. Their title reads: "Even With Video Proof, We've Been Robbed". The third goal of England's legendary 1966 success has long been the subject of controversy and debate with replays suggesting Geoff Hurst's shot did not cross the line.
RELIVE THE VICTORY:
It was the most crucial moment of the final as England prevailed 4-2 to win the tournament for the first and only time. Now, for bitter Germans, history has repeated itself.
They even went out of their way to bring in their own arbitration expert. On this, former German soccer referee Thorsten Kinhofer said: "For me it's crystal clear handball. The hand is above shoulder height, for me it's incomprehensible that he doesn't there is no indication from the VAR referee."
Die Nationelf coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg also made a point of highlighting the incident that took place the day after the match.
""I think about the situation at 0-0, there was a clear situation in the box which was a clear handball," she said. "VAR looked at it but didn't given. Why didn't the referee look at him? It hurts a little.
"We wanted to play with courage to score the first goal and play with high pressing. When we had more of the ball, we conceded the goal.
"In extra time, the 2-1 was unlucky. Maybe the penalty should have decided that.
Despite her doubts about the penalty, she was keen to stress that the Lionesses were well worth the trophy given their performance against her side.
"England are a deserved champion," she explained. "They win hard like that and look at the support they have.
"If you score two goals against Germany, you are deserved champions. Congratulations to them.
The German media have taken aim at England claiming they were robbed in their 2-1 loss to England in the Euro 2022 final. seen denied a clear penalty while the score was still 0-0 after the ball accidentally hit Leah Williamson's hand in a scramble for goal.
The Lionesses made history by becoming the first England team to win the European Championships. It was also the country's first major football success since winning the World Cup against the same opponents in 1966.
The moment of controversy came in the 25th minute following a German corner. He was activated by Sara Dabritz before a rush on goal ensued with the chance ultimately missed. In the chaos it looked like the ball may have hit Williamson's arm but despite VAR checking nothing was given.
For Bild, the handball complaint referred to that World Cup final, with the newspaper claiming the country was 'cheated again' at Wembley and the incident was a 'scam'. Their title reads: "Even With Video Proof, We've Been Robbed". The third goal of England's legendary 1966 success has long been the subject of controversy and debate with replays suggesting Geoff Hurst's shot did not cross the line.
RELIVE THE VICTORY:
It was the most crucial moment of the final as England prevailed 4-2 to win the tournament for the first and only time. Now, for bitter Germans, history has repeated itself.
They even went out of their way to bring in their own arbitration expert. On this, former German soccer referee Thorsten Kinhofer said: "For me it's crystal clear handball. The hand is above shoulder height, for me it's incomprehensible that he doesn't there is no indication from the VAR referee."
Die Nationelf coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg also made a point of highlighting the incident that took place the day after the match.
""I think about the situation at 0-0, there was a clear situation in the box which was a clear handball," she said. "VAR looked at it but didn't given. Why didn't the referee look at him? It hurts a little.
"We wanted to play with courage to score the first goal and play with high pressing. When we had more of the ball, we conceded the goal.
"In extra time, the 2-1 was unlucky. Maybe the penalty should have decided that.
Despite her doubts about the penalty, she was keen to stress that the Lionesses were well worth the trophy given their performance against her side.
"England are a deserved champion," she explained. "They win hard like that and look at the support they have.
"If you score two goals against Germany, you are deserved champions. Congratulations to them.
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