Furious German media claim England ‘cheated’ in Euro 2022 ‘Wembley scam’

Germany felt they’ve should’ve been awarded a penalty during the goal mouth scramble<br />

German media has labelled England’s Euro 2022 victory a ‘scam’ after they took issue with a penalty that should’ve been awarded, reports mirror.co.uk.

The Lionesses claimed tournament glory for the first time thanks to an extra-time victory over their opponents, who have dominated the Euros. Chloe Kelly’s extra-time strike was the defining moment after the two teams couldn’t be separated in normal time.

With the game goalless, though, Germany felt aggrieved they were not awarded a penalty. The ball looked to strike the arm of England skipper, Leah Williamson, during a goal-mouth scramble. Referee Kateryna Monzul didn’t give anything at the time and, after a review, neither did VAR.

It has left those in Germany fuming with leading publication Bild claimed the two-time world champions were ‘scammed’ and ‘cheated.’

They also added: “Wembley fraud again! Even with video evidence, we are being scammed. In the 2-1 defeat after extra time, we have cheated again almost exactly 56 years after the Wembley goal scandal.”

Their comments come amid continued debate as to whether one of Geoff Hurst’s goals in the 1966 final did actually cross the line during England’s 4-2 win.

Germany boss Martina Voss-Tecklenburg conceded that the error was not acceptable.

She said: “At this level, in the final of the European Championships, this shouldn’t happen. I’d like to have a discussion about why did no one look at it? This is something I would really like to ask. It happened to us today, but if it had happened to them I would feel the same. It really bothers me.”

She also added: “I’m thinking about the situation at 0-0, there was a clear situation in the box