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Denmark midfielder Hojbjerg: Ref must explain England penalty

Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was left frustrated with the manner of Denmark's Euro 2020 semifinal defeat to England.

The Danes lost 2-1 thanks to a controversial penalty in extra-time.

Hojbjerg later said: "What is there to say after this round? Not much has been said. There has been a bit of a look at the penalty kick that might have been.

"When I stood next to him (Raheem Sterling), I did not think there is a penalty kick, because I thought the ball was pushed, and then he fell before there was contact.

"But it all happened quickly, so I may be wrong now. It annoys me that many say that it may not have been there and that VAR is not taking over.

"I can not comment on something I have not seen, but I hope the ref does the right thing. That's why we have him and VAR.

"From now on, maybe you should let the ref go in front of a microphone or a camera so they can speak. If there is no VAR on, errors can occur, but when there is a VAR, they must be allowed to stand here afterwards.

"How do they feel? What were they thinking? What was their view on it all? It is easy as a player to have to answer one thing and another and not have to comment, but sometimes you would like to hear from the referee himself what he thought.

"I'm not angry, but it puts things in perspective a bit. I generally think that the level of refereeing has been really nice and really high, so that way I do not complain."

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