The marking of the penalty kick against Denmark in the semifinal of the continental tournament generated controversy on social networks
The referee Danny Makkelie marked a controversial criminal against Denmark in the semifinal of the Eurocup against England, which caused the famous hashtag of #NoEraPenal.
Raheem Sterling fell inside the area, in the first extra time and the whistling Makkelie decreed the penalty, despite the VAR review, which did not reveal an obvious fault on the English player.
The collection was failed by Harry Keane, but the goalkeeper’s rejection Kasper Schmeichel It was a way for the Tottenham forward to score 2-1, which knocked out Denmark in the Eurocup.
The decision of the Dutch referee immediately caused controversy on social networks, since the image does not clearly indicate that there was a foul in the area. On social media, the hashtag #NoEraPenal immediately revived, becoming the second trend on Twitter.
With him #NoEraPenal, also the word WHERE became a trend, since technology could not help the Dutchman either, to avoid leaving out the team of Denmark.
The hashtag #NoEraPenal was created in the 2014 World Cup, when a controversial foul on the Dutch Arjen Robben was marked as a penalty and that led to the elimination of Mexico, in the round of 16 of that World Cup.
From there, he repeatedly revives the hashtag, which in Mexico It was used by some brands and reached the value of up to one million pesos, due to the exposure it had.
Now, the hashtag revives in a match of the Eurocup, although it has also been present in Copa América matches and in some other tournaments, in which a controversial decision is marked as a penalty and leaves a team out of the competition, as happened to Mexico in 2014 and now Denmark in 2021.
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