1000 fans still counting sign petition on England vs Denmark Replay

Angry fans  have start gathering  petition to get England vs Denmark REPLAYED, claiming Raheem Sterling dived to earn penalty that led to Three Lions’ extra-time winner in Euro 2020 semi-final

England beat Denmark 2-1 at Wembley after extra-time to reach Euro 2020 final

Joakim Maehle gave away decisive penalty after a challenge on Raheem Sterling Harry Kane’s penalty was saved but he slotted home the rebound to seal win

As the dust settles on England’s tense and dramatic Euro 2020 semi-final win over Denmark on Wednesday night, it is becoming clear that the abiding memory for most will be the penalty awarded to Raheem Sterling in extra-time – and whether it should have been given.

For all England fans the answer is yes, absolutely. Joakim Maehle swiped for the ball and made contact with Sterling’s leg. For good measure, Mathias Jensen cut across him after that too.

For Denmark fans and most neutrals – who, let’s face it, were supporting Denmark – there was no contact, or it was so minimal that it did not justify Sterling going down, and certainly not the awarding of a penalty by Dutch referee Danny Makkelie.

One such fan was so enraged he has decided to set up a petition to UEFA with change.org to try and get the match replayed.

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The ‘Rematch England vs Denmark’ petition started by Cris Pinto reads: ‘We wish to overule the penalty decision against Denmark. It was a wrong call, there needs to be contact for a penalty and there was absolutely no contact. If this is not overuled, it would show a failure by UEFA and the beautiful game of football.’

Of course, there is no chance of UEFA replaying the match, but its success is probably a good gauge of where people stand on the decision. At the moment, it has more than 1,000 signatures.