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England fans fume at UEFA for choosing German officials in Ukraine quarter-final
Euro 2020 quarter-final clash with Ukraine.Felix Brych, one of Europe’s most respected officials, will take charge tomorrow.But Three Lions supporters were stunned when they found out that all but one of the match officials, who will also look after VAR, is German.One tweeted: “How is that even allowed?”“At least they could have given us a Russian linesman,” said another in a nod to Soviet official Tofiq Bahramov, who awarded England’s controversial extra-time goal which helped beat the Germans in the 1966 World Cup final.Fourth official Carlos del Cerro Grande, from Spain, is the only one of the eight-strong officiating team who is not German.The team was selected by a special UEFA referees’ committee.Having reffing squads who speak the