“If I say what I think, they sanction me”

Mariona Caldentey, player of the Spanish soccer team, criticized the refereeing performance of the match that lost 2-1 against England in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Euro Cup and declared that if she says what she thinks, she would be sanctioned.

The Barcelona player made a key play, that of England’s first goal, in which, as she pointed out, she saw a foul on her teammate Irene Paredes.

“If I say what I think, they still sanction me. These games are details, they show us the repetition of the goal on the screen, Irene is elbowed in the face and it’s a goal. They stop the game in a corner. You give everything and against that you can do nothing. It could have been done better, of course, but you’re left with a fool’s face, “he said.

“I think we’ve done a good game. We have competed, we have disputed it. We have had options and we have minimized players who have very good ones. But this is football and they pass and we don’t,” he added.

“You stay with the face of a fool”

Asked if she can get something good out of the defeat, she indicated that after losing against England it is difficult to be positive and see the good things.

“We are a young team. We will try again for sure. These are difficult days. We had high hopes for this European Championship and this match. It’s a hard stick.” concluded.