Moment angry Roma fans ambush Manchester referee Anthony Taylor and his family at airport
Referee Anthony Taylor faced a crowd of angry Roma fans as he made his way through Budapest Airport following the Europa League final.
This follows on from boss Jose Mourinho labelling him a 'f****** disgrace' in the car park of the Puskas Arena after his team lost on penalties, the Mirror reports. After the footage emerged, refereeing body The Professional Game Match Officials Limited said it was appalled by 'unjustified and abhorrent' abuse directed at Taylor.
But Taylor, a highly-rated official by UEFA, was praised by former Premier League referee Mark Halsey for his 'exceptional' performance. "You can't condone the actions of Jose Mourinho, the Roma players and the Sevilla players," Halsey began when speaking to talkSPORT. "I really thought the [refereeing] team did exceptionally well to keep 22 players on the field of play and Anthony refereed the game exceptionally well under extreme pressure from players and team officials. It's difficult in that situation because if you start handing out early yellow cards and sending players off, people will say the referee has ruined the game.
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