{"id":297063,"date":"2023-11-21T14:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297063"},"modified":"2023-11-21T14:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:25:31","slug":"ukrainian-paper-slams-uefa-after-italy-qualify-for-euro-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/ukrainian-paper-slams-uefa-after-italy-qualify-for-euro-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian paper slams UEFA after Italy qualify for Euro 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;UEFA Mafia?&#8217;: Ukraine paper SLAMS Europe&#8217;s governing body after Italy held on for controversial draw to reach Euro 2024&#8230; just weeks after the president claimed it would be a &#8216;disaster&#8217; for the holders to miss out<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ukraine were held to a controversial goalless draw by Italy on Monday night\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ukraine felt they should have had a late penalty, but the referee waved play on<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trent and Bellingham can play together but can&#8217;t get in each other\u2019s way &#8211; IAKO<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Ukrainian paper has hit out at UEFA after their side were held to a controversial 0-0 draw by Italy to miss out on automatic qualification for Euro 2024 on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine needed a win to jump above their opponents into second spot to make next year&#8217;s tournament in Germany alongside group winners England.<\/p>\n<p>They pushed for a late goal, but were denied a penalty by Spanish referee Gil Manzano in stoppage time when Chelsea&#8217;s Mykhailo Mudryk appeared to be tripped in the box by Italy midfielder Bryan Cristante.<\/p>\n<p>VAR checked the incident but did not intervene and Italy held on for the point they needed. Ukraine felt a series of decisions went against them in the closing stages of the match, and their media has now seemed to question the integrity of Europe&#8217;s governing body, implying that they wanted Italy to qualify at their expense.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian paper X Sport led with the question &#8216;UEFA Mafia?&#8217; in the headline for their match report.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78061289-12775223-image-a-15_1700573953458.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian paper has questioned whether UEFA are running a mafia after failing to beat Italy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78061261-12775223-image-a-16_1700573986408.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mykhailo Mudryk appeared to be fouled by Bryan Cristante but a penalty was not given<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78061259-12775223-image-a-17_1700574023276.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Spanish referee Gil Manzano waved play on, and VAR failed to intervene<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Their anger follows comments made by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin just weeks ago, when he backed Italy to beat Ukraine and claimed it would be a &#8216;disaster&#8217; if the Euro holders missed out on next summer&#8217;s competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Italy must qualify for Euro 2024, otherwise it would be a disaster. 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I think Italy will beat Ukraine,&#8217; Ceferin said.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine manager Serhiy Rebrov was furious when asked about Ceferin&#8217;s remarks prior to the match, and said his players would use them as motivation.<\/p>\n<p>They certainly appeared fired up to take on the Azzurri but fell just short in getting the victory they required, having not been helped by the referee&#8217;s late non-penalty call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Italy failed to qualify for last year&#8217;s World Cup after a shocking play-off defeat to North Macedonia, but they will get the chance to defend their European title after Monday&#8217;s stalemate in Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine are now set to go into the play-offs, which are due to be played in March, to try to secure their spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78061257-12775223-image-m-19_1700574058383.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s anger comes after UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (pictured) claimed it would be a &#8216;disaster&#8217; 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