‘Another Wembley scam!’ – German media claim England ‘cheated’ in Euro 2022 final

A German newspaper have claimed the Euro 2022 runners-up were ‘scammed’ during England’s historic victory at Wembley after not being awarded a penalty for a ‘clear handball’.

The Lionesses ended England’s 56-year wait for a major football trophy on Sunday, beating eight-time champions Germany 2-1 in a thrilling Euros final.

The showpiece event, which was played in front of a record crowd of 87,192, appeared to be heading to penalties after Lina Magull cancelled out Ella Toone’s opener 11 minutes from time.

But Chloe Kelly scored an extra-time winner to secure England’s first major women’s trophy and spark wild celebrations at Wembley and across the country.

Germany were left heartbroken by the outcome, not only as they narrowly missed out on a record-extending ninth European Championships trophy but also as they felt they should have been awarded a penalty with the score still level.

Lionesses captain and Arsenal defender Leah Williamson escaped a nervy moment in the first half when the ball appeared to hit her hand during a goalmouth scramble.

Germany appealed for a penalty but Ukrainian referee Kateryna Monzul did not point to the spot and play resumed after a brief VAR check.

Germany manager Martin Voss-Tecklenburg was bemused the officials did not intervene and said the decision ‘hurt’ her team.

One of the biggest newspapers in Germany, Bild, have gone even further, claiming the 2003 and 2007 world champions were ‘scammed’ and ‘cheated’ during the record-breaking final.

Many Germany fans still feel aggrieved over England’s controversial third goal in the 1966 World Cup final and Bild said: ‘Wembley fraud again! Even with video evidence, we are being scammed.

‘In the 2-1 defeat after extra time we are cheated again almost