Erling Haaland could be charged by the English Football Association for criticising the performance of match officials after reacting to a controversial late decision by referee Simon Hooper during Manchester City‘s 3-3 draw with Tottenham with a post on X saying, “Wtf.”
Dejan Kulusevski‘s 90th-minute header secured a point for Spurs, but City were denied a match-winning chance five minutes into stoppage time when Hooper stopped play when Jack Grealish raced onto a through ball by Haaland.
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Haaland had been fouled by Spurs defender Emerson Royal inside the centre circle but regained his feet to pass to Grealish. Hooper had initially signalled he was playing the advantage, but then blew his whistle when Grealish looked set to race clear on goal.
The decision prompted a furious response from Haaland, who was shown a yellow card by Hooper, but the Norway forward is now in danger of FA sanction for his post on X if it is deemed to breach Rule E3.1, governing social media comments or remarks made in the media.
