Overview

• In a BBC Sport interview released Friday, the Premier League referee recounts the 2023 Budapest airport harassment following the Sevilla–Roma Europa League final.
• He says angry Roma supporters threw objects, including a chair, before security led him and his relatives to safety, and his family has stayed away since.
• Taylor maintains there were no major errors in the final and says criticism was an attempt to shift blame for the result.
• He says he has at times considered leaving the profession and warns that VAR-driven expectations of perfection damage officials' wellbeing and performance.
• He believes José Mourinho’s conduct after the final influenced fan hostility; UEFA later banned the coach for four matches over his abuse.