Manchester United news

UEFA backs Old Trafford referee

March 6, 2013
By ESPN staff
UEFA has defended referee Cuneyt Cakir after the Turkish official faced heavy criticism for sending off Nani during Manchester United's Champions League defeat to Real Madrid.

• Jolly: United rocked by Nani red
• Blog: 'The best team lost'
• Blog: Under-par Madrid benefit

European football's governing body said it had "no problem" with Cakir and stressed that he would remain on its list of Champions League officials.

A ...

Read more

ESPN Conversations


To comment, you must be a registered user. Please Sign In or Register

You are fully responsible for the content you post. Content that includes profanity, personal attacks or antisocial behavior (such as "spamming" or "trolling"), or other inappropriate content or material will be removed. We reserve the right to block any user who violates our terms of use, including removing all content posted by that user.

Related Teams

UEFA Champions League Headlines