Gab Marcotti, Mario Melchiot, Shaka Hislop and Craig Burley join Dan Thomas on ESPN FC to react to Italy’s 0-0 draw with Ukraine highlighting Ukraine being denied a late penalty resulting in Italy qualifying for EURO 2024.
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Problem was he dove and rolled about 50 feet. Clear flop. If he would have fallen a tad more normally it may have been given. But I've also seen far worse fouls not called.
Lol these guys are so upset that Italy doesnt have to go to play-offs this year again. Cry about it😂
Managers should have 2 challenges every game to force refs to look at the monitor.
VAR is an absolute mess
Stop pretending that if this same scenario happened the other way you wouldn’t all be applauding the official for not giving the penalty.
UEFA is robbing Ukraine off tournaments constantly. They robbed us of WC in 2022 but not giving a penalty and same vs Italy now. Like seriously UEFA only cares about profits and sportsmanship means nothing.
Cristante did get his foot but was it enough to trip him because Mudryk took a good dive so that affected the referee’s decision
VAR or not, they’ll rob us blind either way. Seen it in NHL, MLB, NFL etc. Corrupt AF !!!
Nobody likes italy.
Gravina teaching Ceferin the dark arts
Not a penalty. The ref didn't need VAR. he was right there it happened in front of his face. The clowns Gab included just want eyeballs on their trash show.
Definite pen, not given because uefa wants defending champions Italia in the tournament. Perhaps they will be trying to help Ukraina in playoff to see them progress to the euros as well, to make up for this fiasco and keep both federations happy
I find it absolutely amazing that football commentators are cheering on players who simulate and embellish. Mudryk blatantly simulated a foul and embellished multiple times this game. This is a problem with football and it doesn't help when 4 commentators are all calling for a foul based on minimal contact. If Mudryk doesn't embellish in the end, you would have only seen coincidental contact that you wouldn't question.
Referees need to be investigated by uefa, oh wait uefa are the ones that rigged the match anyways
Even the Italian panelist is a blind idiot. Every angle shows there was no contact. A Clear dive, and the Ukranian should have been yellow carded for simulation. End of story.
Ukraine has to make a lawsuit against UEFA, just like Ireland did against FIFA regarding Thierry Henry's handball in a playoff match Ireland – France and poor referee's decision.
Ireland won millions of dollars.
I have officially quit watching european football because of this. I give up! Im done. MLS is the only football im watching from now on until june
It’s just funny, we’re stealing a clean penalty from Ukraine for the second time, it’s a disgrace…
UEFA🥴🤢🤮💩
You can complain about VAR as much as you want and likely you are right. But if you look at the scene. The Italian went for the Ball, did not even see the Ukrainian and immediately when he saw him took his foot back whilst the Ukrainian was basically jumping with two legs up. In the sense of the game this would never be a penalty and it is sad that with were football is now this would be one…
Come on people we all know that was a clear penalty not given to ukraine 🤣🤣🤣
Brian Kerr implied that because Italy were better than ukraine it wud have been unfair to award penalty.That means its ok for the Officials to Cheat if the team they support play better than the opposition. Shows you were Irish pundits are at.😣
Y'all whining over a qualifying game when Argentina won a whole damned wc via 5 risible penalties ?? 😂😂😂😂😂
The Ukraian guy literraly flew, exagerating the fall. That clearly penalized him.
Don't hear any complaints about the gingernut who was marking Cheisa and getting away foul after foul
Shut up haters …. Forza Azzuri!!!
It wasn't a penalty but some referees not as experienced mightu've given the penalty
If you look at the replay from the front angle, Cristante did not touch him. So it was the right no call.
I don't watch Football anymore. CORRUPTION. Yes it was a Ukraine Penalty. Yes it was a Wales Penalty. No it was not a Turkey Penalty. Yes it was a N Macedonia Penalty.
CORRUPTION to get the Big Teams through. I Love Football but…. What is the Point of Watching????!!!!
Let's be real, Ukrain was trash too
FORZA ITALIA FORZA AZZURRI 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹
It was a dive
forza italia
Penalty or no penalty. All you need to see is cristantes face. He was scared for his life because he knew he tripped him. And I don't even care for either team. But Italy seam to get away with murder often.. In brasil vs costa Rica 100% foul on Campbell no pen given. Against Australia grosso dived without being touched even a little bit. To be fair the red card that was given wasn't a red and vs south Korea in 2002 they got cheated. But all in all football is corrupt. Infantino living in the emirates is all you need to know