Premier League ref Anthony Taylor in firing line AGAIN after Uefa bosses admit he made monumental error during Euro 2024

PREM ref Anthony Taylor has been deed by different stroke - aft Uefa bosses said helium wrongly denied Germany a punishment during Euro 2024.

Taylor was relegated to 4th authoritative duties past play aft booking a grounds 14 players successful Chelsea’s 1-0 triumph astatine Bournemouth.

The Wythenshawe whistler is owed to beryllium backmost successful the mediate this play aft being appointed to instrumentality charge of Liverpool’s sojourn to Wolves connected Saturday.

But a study by Uefa’s referees’ committee, leaked successful Spain, castigated Taylor for not awarding Germany a spot footwear during extra-time of their past 8 decision by the consequent champions.

And that led to erstwhile Germany midfielder Toni Kroos lambasting Taylor for his determination and mockingly asking: “Can I present accidental that I americium a European champion?”

Taylor played connected aft Jamal Musiala’s changeable was blocked by the limb of Chelsea defender Marc Cucarella, with his determination not to grant a spot footwear backed by VAR Stuart Attwell.

Arsenal summertime enlistee Mikel Merino scored the winning extremity for Spain soon afterwards, with the incidental leading to Cucarella being jeered mercilessly by German fans successful some the semi-final triumph implicit France and the Final against England.

But the authoritative study of the Uefa assemblage makes wide that Taylor got it wrong.

It said: “Following the latest UEFA guidelines, hand-to-ball interaction that stops a changeable connected extremity should beryllium punished much strictly, and successful astir cases a punishment footwear should beryllium awarded, unless the defender's limb is precise adjacent to the assemblage oregon connected the body.

“In this case, the defender stops the changeable connected extremity with his arm, which is not precise adjacent to the body, making itself bigger, truthful a punishment footwear should person been awarded.”

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Taylor, 1 of Uefa’s astir elder refs,  was amazingly not appointed to immoderate matches erstwhile the new-look expanded Champions League kicked disconnected past week.

And the study sparked a backlash from Germany, led by Kroos - who was playing what became the last lucifer of his career.

He said: “It took them 3 months to realise that determination was a handball, thing that astir everyone could spot successful a second.

“That reassures maine a lot.

"Can I accidental that I americium present European champion due to the fact that it has been officially confirmed? I don't deliberation so."

After the game, Cucurella admitted that the shot deed his limb but Taylor "immediately" told him it was not a foul.

He said: "The shot deed my hand, but the referee instantly said no, no, no, and that made maine consciousness better.

"If the refereeing experts accidental it's not a handball, past it's not a handball"

Taylor was besides criticised for his relation during Nottingham Forest's decision to Everton past season.

The authoritative denied the East Midlands outfit of 3 punishment decision.

He was besides progressive arsenic the 4th authoritative as 3 reddish cards were handed retired successful Forest's 2-2 gully against Brighton connected Sunday.