🚨🎙️Ian Wright on how Chelsea got robbed in the Fa Cup Final, multiple penalty appeals turned down by referee Darren England and breaks down the rules behind every controversial incident:
“I don’t care what badge is on the shirt, if that’s at the other end and it’s against Manchester City, people are screaming corruption for a week. Chelsea got robbed today. Absolutely robbed.
The first one on Joao Pedro before halftime? That is not a ‘coming together’. Khusanov doesn’t even attempt to play the ball, he just body-checks him straight through the back. Under the laws, if you impede or charge a player carelessly inside the box without playing the ball, it’s a penalty. Simple. VAR hiding behind ‘subjective contact’ is nonsense.
Then the second-half madness… two penalty appeals in about 10 seconds and somehow none reviewed properly? Doku clips Caicedo while he’s driving into the area, there’s contact, no touch on the ball, and Chelsea players are begging for consistency because we’ve seen softer ones given all season.
And the handball? Don’t even get me started. Enzo Fernández whips the ball in and it strikes O’Reilly’s arm/elbow. People keep saying ‘his arm was tucked in’ but the law also talks about making the body unnaturally bigger and blocking the trajectory of the ball. We’ve literally seen those given in the Premier League this season. So what’s the standard anymore? Every week fans are told something different.
And then AGAIN on Joao Pedro around the 66th minute, Khusanov makes contact from behind as Gusto’s cross comes in and Pedro goes down. Once more, no urgency from VAR. No referee sent to the monitor. Nothing.
That’s three huge moments in one cup final. Three. Chelsea players were looking around like they already knew nobody was helping them today.
If Arsenal or Liverpool got treated like that in a final, football wouldn’t hear the end of it for months. But because it’s City on the other side, everyone suddenly wants to act ‘calm’ and ‘neutral’.
Chelsea didn’t just lose a final… they got officiated out of one.”
🚨🎙INTERVIEWER: Giroud, you’ve played for some huge clubs — Arsenal, Chelsea, Milan, and now Los Angeles. If you had to pick the best period of your club career, which one stands out as the absolute highlight and why?
🗣🎙OLIVER GIROUD: "I loved my time at Arsenal and I appreciate the club for everything. But the short time I spent at Chelsea was the best period of my career. If it wasn’t for Chelsea, I’d still be an ordinary team player without a major trophy. I wish I had moved to Chelsea earlier — I would have won even more. I’ll forever be grateful to Chelsea for everything. Chelsea is the best Premier League club ever. Rival fans won’t agree, but we have to tell ourselves the truth. If I were still in my prime and Chelsea wanted me back, even for just six months, I’d quit whatever I’m doing and answer the call. Chelsea isn’t a club you turn your back on, and I hope the younger generation of Chelsea understand that."
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