{
  "id": 2838025,
  "title": "Matthias Jaissle calls out ‘really soft’ penalty decision after Newcastle draw with Liverpool",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/matthias-jaissle-calls-out-really-soft-penalty-decision-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T18:08:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/matthias-jaissle-calls-really-soft-180835011.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Newcastle's newly appointed manager, Mattias Jaissle, expressed his disagreement with Liverpool's penalty decision during their 2-2 draw. The penalty, awarded in stoppage time, allowed Liverpool to equalize the match, securing a point for both teams. Jaissle criticized the penalty as \"really soft\" and stated that he did not agree with the decision. Liverpool players, including Dominik Szoboslai, defended the penalty, claiming that Lewis Hall fouled Victor Munoz in knee-on-knee contact. Meanwhile, Newcastle players Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge also believed the penalty was justified. Despite the controversial call, Jaissle acknowledged that Newcastle had put in a good performance and moved on from their 2-1 deficit.",
  "summary": "The new Newcastle boss disagreed with the decision to award Liverpool a penalty in stoppage time as his team were twice reined in by the Reds",
  "key_points": [
    "Newcastle manager Mattias Jaissle disagreed with penalty decision.",
    "Jaissle called the penalty \"really soft\" and disagreed with it.",
    "Both teams played well despite controversial penalty."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Szoboszlai says he ‘couldn’t hear’ during pressure penalty equaliser for Liverpool",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/szoboszlai-says-he-couldnt-hear-during-pressure-penalty-equaliser-for",
        "published": "2026-08-23T18:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}