BOLA chatted yesterday, Sunday, with Dutch referee Danny Makkelie, 38, who led the team that led Serbia-Portugal, in Belgrade, Serbia, having acceded to a comment on the controversial decision that removed what would be the victory goal for Portugal, scored by Cristiano Ronaldo at the close of the match.
«According to FIFA’s policies, all I can say is that I apologized to the national coach, Mr. Fernando Santos, and to the Portuguese team for what happened. As an arbitration team, we always work hard to make good decisions. When we’re in the news like this, it doesn’t make us happy at all, ”said Danny Makkelie, one of the most experienced and categorized referees in the Netherlands and, incidentally, also a name among the UEFA elite.
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