Although it has characterised by his controversial decisions, the ex Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson is cataloged by the International Federation of History and Statistics of the Football (IFFHS) like one of the best in the last years. However, the barcelonismo does not save gratos memories of him.
The visit of the FC Barcelona to the Milan in Saint Siro in 2021 culminated with the complaints of Pep Guardiola after the commitment to the not sentencing two penaltis on Alexis Sánchez and Carles Puyol. But the Scandinavian also is known by the wealths that has, to the point to have to the alone arbitration like a vocation.
Nevertheless, some rivals of the Barça also have had like white of his attacks to the Swedish. One of them has been Mauritius Pellegrini, the one who after a Barcelona victory on the Manchester City in the edition of 2014 accused him to help to the Catalan team: "Eriksson gave them back today what removed them two years before".
The 'black book' of Eriksson
In the last days, the name of the ancient referee has been present in the news by the prompt publication of his autobiography in which without miramientos ataa to the organisms rectors of the balompié to continental and global level. Regarding the FIFA, that did not include him for the last Glass of the World, signals it like a "dark business".
On the UEFA, is not very kind with his president, Aleksander Ceferin, to the one who accuses to punish to the Turkish Cüneyt Çakır by a decision that prejudiced to the selection eslovena. Neither it is it with the ancient boss of referees, Pierluigi Hill, neither with the one who has the charge at present, Massimo Bussaca. The Swiss is signalled for doing 'bullying' to the African judges and Asians.