The Premier League has made the decision to relegate referee Anthony Taylor to a lower category for next weekend as a result of his failure to award a penalty that did not actually exist in the match between Wolverhampton and Newcastle United last season. day of the English league.
Taylor awarded a penalty for an alleged kick by Hwang-Hee Chan to Fabian Schar that did not exist and the VAR did not intervene to correct the action. The penalty made it 1-2 for Newcastle, who ended up tying the game.
"It was an outrageous decision," Wolves coach Gary O'Neil said. "It was a terrible decision on the field and also terrible that the VAR did not intervene," he added.
Anthony Taylor is not only a well-known referee in England, his fame goes beyond the Islands. He is a referee who has participated in World Cup, Champions League and Europa League matches, among others. In the last World Cup in Qatar he refereed four matches, highlighting the Belgium-Croatia match that ended in a 0-0 draw and the elimination of the Belgian team.
In addition, he has also whistled the final of the 2021 European Super Cup in which Sevilla and Bayern Munich faced each other with a 2-1 German victory. He has also refereed two FA Cup finals, both with Arsenal victories, and a Carabao Cup final, with Chelsea winning over Tottenham.
He has also refereed several Champions League matches, such as Porto - Barça (0-1) this season, PSG - Juventus (2-1) from the previous season or Barça - Bayern (0-3) also from the previous one. Campaign.
At the same time, the club World Cup final between Madrid and Al-Hilal with a 5-3 white victory and the Europa League final between Sevilla and Roma with Sevilla's victory on penalties stand out. Both last season.
Taylor is not the only referee who has been demoted this season due to an error. Adrian Holmes, an assistant, had to referee in the match between Millwall and Hull in the Championship after being responsible for disallowing Luis Díaz's goal against Tottenham Hotspur in a match on matchday 7 of the Premier League.
