The three referees that officiated the match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton (1-0) on Monday evening will not referee next weekend in the Premier League.
In question is an obvious penalty not given for Wolves which caused a stir.
The case caused such a stir in England that the arbitration management could not let it go.
The team responsible for refereeing the debates between Manchester United and Wolverhampton (1-0), a meeting marred by a very contentious decision in added time, with a penalty forgotten at the expense of Wolves, was punished.
The main referee Mr Simon Hooper, VAR referee Michael Salisbury and his assistant Richard West have not been selected for Matchday 2 of the Premier League, reports the BBC.
“It was a blatant penalty”
The three men pay for this penalty which was not awarded to Wolverhampton despite the viewing of the action by video assistance, after a missed outing by United goalkeeper André Onana.
Director of elite refereeing Jon Moss apologized in person to the Wolverhampton club after the game, as Wolves manager Gary O’Neil told a press conference on Monday evening.
“I spoke to Jon Moss and he apologized, he said it was a blatant penalty and should have been awarded,” O’Neil told reporters.
“It makes me feel even worse. When you know you were right, you feel even worse about leaving a game without winning anything.”
Furious at the decision not to award his team a penalty, O’Neil was given a warning on the pitch.
The BBC recalled on Tuesday that the head of referees Howard Webb had expressed before the start of the 2023-2024 season his wish to avoid as far as possible errors likely to cause a media frenzy.
An ambition that did not last long.
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