He made 121 appearances for Germany on the international stage. His words carry weight. Now Bastian Schweinsteiger (39) could shake his head at the injustice of the Italian referee Guida, who benevolently let the Portuguese Semeda’s harsh attack on the head of Čech Douděra at the EC.
The subsequent counterattack decided the triumph of favorite Conceicao. “Clear foul by Semed on Douděra. Twenty seconds later it was 2:1. At the same time, the Portuguese does not care at all about where the ball is and just goes for the juice,” raged expert »Basti« in the studio of German television.
The former captain of the Germans, the husband of the beautiful tennis player Ana Ivanovic, does not understand how such a thing can happen at such a big tournament. “If the international referee doesn’t see this, even though it’s really close to the situation, it’s really sad.” he shrugged.
The Czechs impressed him with his performance. “They put everything into it. A 1:1 draw would be deserved for me. It really annoys me when the referee affects the match like that,” concluded Schweinsteiger.