During France's 1-0 Euro 2020 victory against Germany, Antonio Rudiger has denied biting Paul Pogba.
In Tuesday's Group F opening, the German defender looked to make contact with France midfielder Paul Pogba's back with his mouth.
Pogba, who plays for Manchester United, was taken aback at first, but afterwards stated that Rudiger should not be punished.
Rudiger has since sought to clarify the matter, claiming that he did not bite Pogba, and the Chelsea defender is said to be remorseful over the incident.
"There's no doubt in my mind that I shouldn't get too close to his back with my mouth," Rudiger stated.
"It appears to be a misfortune. After the last whistle, Paul and I talked about it as friends."
During the Munich match, referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande and his crew of officials took no action, and Pogba swiftly stated thereafter that he agreed with that approach.
Pogba stated, "I'm not crying for cards, yellow or red cards, because of such conduct."
"I guess he nibbled a little on me." But we've been friends for a long time.
"I told the referee, and he made a decision," says the player. It's finished.
"I didn't want him to get suspended because of this circumstance because it was a perfect fit for us."
"It was close to the finish of the game." "We hugged one other, and that was the end of it."
France, the reigning world champions, got off to a good start thanks to an own goal by Germany's defender Mats Hummels.
As Les Bleus pushed for a second, Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema both had shots waved off for offside, and Adrien Rabiot hit the outside of a post.
In a tense match, Thomas Muller, Ilkay Gundogan, and Serge Gnabry were unable to capitalize on opportunities for Germany.
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