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Spanish referees missed the matches of the last two rounds of the Champions League, European League and Conference League, according to a punitive decision from the European Football Association (UEFA).
According to the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, UEFA decided to suspend the Spanish referees for two rounds (the third and fourth) in the Champions League, after details of a secret document (affiliated with the European Union) appeared in the Spanish media.
Last October, the Spanish newspaper “Relevo” published details about UEFA’s interpretation of the Mark Cucurella handball incident in the match between Spain and Germany in the European Championship (Euro 2024).
The European Union indicated that the touch should be a penalty kick, which contradicts the decision of English referee Anthony Taylor in the match, and these explanations were sent to international referees, including the Spanish.
The newspaper concluded: “European Union officials believe that the document was leaked from Spain, without the possibility of determining (who is behind the leak), so they decided to punish all ten international Spanish referees for the third and fourth rounds of the Champions League, the European League and the Conference League, provided that they return in the next round this month.” “The current one.”