@henrywinter Henry. You should be investigating corruption with Champions League referees for the last 30 years at least they’ve been too many dodgy decisions.
🚨🎙️Wayne Rooney: “Arsenal have been robbed tonight” 🤯
Rooney 🗣️ “I’ll be completely honest, Arsenal were absolutely robbed tonight, there is no other way to put it. You look at that foul on Noni Madueke in the box; it’s a stonewall, 100% clear penalty. How the referee or VAR hasn't given that is beyond me, and it completely changes the dynamic of a Champions League final.
But for me, the moment that truly gave it away the moment you knew exactly what the referee was doing was that halftime whistle. To blow the whistle right as Arsenal are literally standing there about to take a corner? I’ve played this game a long time, and you rarely see that unless there’s a blatant bias. It was shocking, and it set the tone for everything that followed.
In the second half, it became a totally different game, and not because of the football. The referee made absolutely sure that every single 50/50 call, every little nudge, and every major decision went straight to PSG. It completely killed Arsenal’s momentum. But to be fair, I’m not even surprised. We saw the exact same story when they played Bayern Munich earlier in the tournament. The officiating was heavily skewed then, and it’s happened again on the biggest stage.
PSG might be lifting the trophy, but they cannot honestly look at themselves in the mirror and be proud of the way they’ve won this final. To win the biggest prize in club football like that? It leaves a horrible taste. Arsenal deserved so much more tonight.”
For me there are two non-negotiables for pens:
1) Never attempt an elaborate run-up.
2) Never allow your CB (unless a technician) to take a pen when midfielders or attackers are available.
Eze, Zubimendi, Noni - not acceptable.
At this level it’s simply unacceptable.
I was in the Stade De France in 2006 it was magical, until Lehman got sent off.
I'm not going to Budapest, for various reasons, but I'm so pleased so many I know have got tickets as I know it's going to be incredible.
The CL is the trophy I want the most so here's hoping...🤞🏻
I've seen us lose to Luton, Birmingham now City & today is by far the worst of those finals, by far.
Second half we've been disgracefully bad, so bad I can't remember one good thing we've done.
We can only pray this is a much needed wake up call for the last part of the season.
Start as you mean to go on!
It seems 2026 will be another year full of antisemitism in the UK. London's display of flags erased the Star of David - butchering the Israeli flag.
The Jewish symbol wiped out!
Why not just raise the Islamic flag over London and be done with it?