Not a good omen
Spain’s scandalous referee blows the whistle for the ÖFB opener
The referee for the European Championship opener against France on Monday evening (9pm) is not a good omen for Austria's national soccer team. The match in Düsseldorf will be refereed by the Spaniard Jesus Gil Manzano, UEFA announced on Saturday.
The 40-year-old was the referee in the only ÖFB defeat in the last 16 international matches - the 2:3 in the European Championship qualifier against Belgium in Vienna in October.
"Scandalous whistle"
Gil Manzano has been a FIFA referee since 2014 and this will be his first European Championship match. The man from the Extremadura region caused a stir at the beginning of March this year when he blew the whistle in the league match between Valencia and Real Madrid (2:2) immediately before a cross from Brahim Diaz in the 99th minute. Real's supposed winning goal by Jude Bellingham with his head therefore did not count. Instead, the young English star received a red card for criticism.
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