Euro 2020: Germany’s Rudiger ‘nibbles’ on French Pogba, internet in splits

Germany’s Antonio Rudiger was accused of biting French midfielder Paul Pogba during a Euro 2020 match on Tuesday. Pogba, after the match, downplayed the incident saying that ‘he was not crying for a foul’.  “This was nothing big. I think you saw the TV pictures, this is all over, this belongs to the past, I’m not crying for yellow or red cards for such actions. He nibbled, I think, a little bit on me,” Pogba said.

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A video captured Rudiger biting Pogba during a throw-in. However, the incident was not captured by VAR (Video assistant referee) and the German did not face any on-the-spot consequences. 

However, the internet drew comparisons between Rudiger and Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan has been involved in three biting incidents in the past.  

Here are some Twitter reactions: 

France won the match in the Group F encounter 1-0 owing to a 20th-minute own goal by Germany’s Mats Hummels.