Manchester City Star Rodri has been banned fror Spain! after violating FA rules
The Manchester City player complained to the official before to halftime, and the official booked him during Spain’s 1-0 victory over Italy on Thursday night. Due to the 27-year-old’s yellow card—which he received in the team’s 3-0 triumph against Croatia—he will be unable to talk with the referee during their match against Albania on Monday. The goal of implementing the rule at Euro 2024 is to discourage players from crowding around the referee during decision-making.
With their victory over Italy, Spain overcame the setback and advanced to the round of 16. They guaranteed their place at the top of their group in the process, which gave them a more advantageous draw going into the knockout stages. Rodri, the defensive midfielder, will then return for that crucial match.
Rodri’s flawless passing performance (58 out of 58) in the opposing half set a record for highest passing success in a Euros game since 1980, according to Sofascore. He defeated Andreas Christensen of Denmark against Slovenia earlier in the competition, as well as Dedryck Boyata of Belgium against Finland in Euro 2020.
Against Albania on Monday night, Spain, the 2012 and 2008 European champions, will want to make it three victories out of three. Only two teams have advanced to the knockout stages thus far, Spain and the event hosts Germany.
