Scotland row referee Serdar Gozubuyuk once named in match fixing probe as John McGinn vents fury over whistler

John McGinn insists Scotland had no chance of getting a famous win over Spain due to controversial referee Serdar Gozubuyuk - as it emerged the Dutch whistler at the centre of a Seville storm was once accused of MATCH FIXING.

The Dutchman - previously branded the “worst referee in the world” by former Hull City and Russia boss Leonid Slutsky - ruled out Scott McTominay’s stunning direct free-kick that looked to have given Steve Clarke’s men a dream lead in Andalusia and set them on their way to becoming the first nation to qualify for Euro 2024.

But the goal was ruled out for what initially looked to be a foul by Jack Hendry on goalkeeper Unai Simon only for the reason to be seemingly changed to offside. There was huge confusion in the Scotland camp and Aston Villa midfielder McGinn told Viaplay after the game: “You need to be very careful what you say. Everyone watching the game from a Scotland point of view whether you were on the pitch, stand or dug-out it just felt like we weren’t getting a decision. 50-50 balls, going in for fair challenges and not getting them makes it extremely difficult to get anything against a world class team.

“He changed the decision in-game which is the frustrating thing and shows it wasn’t clear and obvious. But at that moment Jack makes a decision to step the other side. Maybe he could have said.

"Was he going to save it? Absolutely no chance. No goalkeeper in the world is going to save that. But he’s saying at one point it’s a foul and then he changes it because he realises it isn’t a foul and says it’s offside.

"It’s a big moment and it’s a hammer blow. I feel for big Scotty. The stats will show they had a lot of the ball and a lot more chances but you need the perfect performance to