Cooper Slams Refereeing Decisions After Leicester’s Loss to Chelsea
Leicester City manager Steve Cooper expressed strong criticism of referee Andrew Madley's performance following his team's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea. Cooper was particularly aggrieved by a late penalty appeal that was denied, as well as a controversial VAR decision that eventually awarded Leicester a penalty in injury time. Cooper argued that Leicester should have been awarded a penalty when Levi Colwill appeared to foul Stephy Mavididi in the penalty area. However, Madley did not award the penalty, a decision that Cooper felt was a clear error. Leicester were later awarded a penalty after VAR intervened when Romeo Lavia fouled Bobby de Cordova-Reid. Madley initially ruled out the penalty, believing Lavia was offside, but VAR overturned the decision, confirming that Lavia was onside. Cooper expressed his frustration with Madley's performance, stating that the referee had made several incorrect decisions and questioned […]