French midfielder, Paul Pogba, has urged UEFA to be lenient on German defender, Antonio Rudiger, after a nibbling incident during France’s 1-0 win over Germany at Euro 2020 on Tuesday night.
Although Mats Hummel’s first-half own goal sealed victory for the French team at the Allianz Arena, Chelsea’s Rudiger caused controversy after he was caught biting Manchester United’s Pogba.
While the Spanish referee, Carlos del Cerro Grande, and VAR took no action despite Pogba’s plea, the Frenchman, according to UK Mirror does not want his German counterpart prosecuted for the incident.
In the post-match interview, Pogba who was named man of the match said, “In terms of Tony, we’re friends. There was nothing big.
“I think you saw the television pictures, this is all over, this belongs to the past, I’m not crying for yellow or red cards because of such actions.
“He nibbled, I think, a little bit on me, but we’ve known each other for a long time.
“I felt it, I told the referee, he takes the decisions and he took a decision. It’s over, I just want to play football.
“He hasn’t received any card, I think it’s better like this. It was a great match for us, for the fans, for the spectators. I don’t want him to be suspended because of such a situation. At the end of the match we hugged each other and that’s it.”
