A former FIFA referee, after Rangers

Hackett, 80, claims that the Romanian “central” will no longer be delegated by UEFA this season at any match in the European Cups, as a result of mistakes in Rangers – Athletic Bilbao (0-0).

Istvan Kovacs was returned by the Cătălin Popa lime on two occasions, to review his decisions, and it was only once for UEFA to punish him, because he has “very strict rules” regarding the referees of the “Elite” class, where the “Central” of Carei is also included.

Istvan Kovacs was corrected in two rows of lime

Kovacs was first corrected by lime in the 13th minute, when he had to withdraw a yellow card showed to Propper and give him “red” directly. Bilbao and Maroan Sannadi then protested in the second half, after the striker was warned for simulation, although, according to Ibrox News, “the resumptions showed a contact with Leon Balogun in the box.”

The Spanish team received a penalty, in the 80th minute, for “a supposed hen of Dujon Sterling, lime intervening beforehand to cancel a goal.” In Keith Hackett's opinion, enough reasons for UEFA to stop delegating Kovacs this season.

“Rangers can have no complaint with the referee's decision to exclude Robin Propper, after he committed a deviation that refused an obvious opportunity to score a goal,” Hacket for Ibrox News commented.

Keith Hackett: “UEFA applies a strict regime in terms of referees in the Elite category”

“The intervention of Var allowed the referee a second look to make the correct decision, rightly changing the yellow card initially. But UEFA applies a strict regime in terms of referees' performance.

Elite category officials are the best referees in their country. If one delegated to a game in the European Cups is wrong in a major incident, then it is unlikely to receive another delegation for the rest of the season, ”says the former English referee, on the FIFA list between 1981 and 1991.