The German press examines the whistles of local Cucurella fans

Media of Germany the continuous whistles offered by the local Munich fans to the side were censored Marc Cucurella during the semi-final between Spain and France, due to an alleged handball penalty that the referee missed in the quarter-final clash against the host team.

The ‘Kicker’, the most revealing of all, described the German reaction as “shameful, stupid and contrary to the idea of ​​fair play.” “Thousands of fans wearing the white and pink jersey of the German DFB continued to whistle Marc Cucurella. Even if he was only on the ball to make contact with it, that is, only for a fraction of a second . It’s shameful and stupid at the same time,” he confirmed.

Kicker emphasized that Germany’s elimination was not “the fault of the left-back with noticeable curls, but rather a complete misinterpretation of a hand rule that has been overcomplicated in recent years” and says “it’s part of sport to celebrate victories. and acknowledge defeats.

“Whoever behaves like this, who continues to whistle at a player who leaves his heart on the field for 90 minutes, does not understand fair play and behaves in a manner unworthy of a host,” said by ‘Kicker’, until that was added. “It would be a gesture of sporting spirit if the final public in Berlin knew this on Sunday and acted neutrally towards Cucurella.”

For its part, the television channel ‘NTV’ emphasized that “the 25-year-old player had to endure the anger of the spectators after his handball against Germany in the semi-final against France” and that “the defender was whistled and booed. merciless by the Munich public.” The channel pointed out that “some of the ‘Mannschaft’ fans have revealed themselves as bad losers and bad hosts as well” and that “there is absolutely no point in blowing the whistle on Cucurella.”