Gary Neville pulled no punches during the ITV coverage of England's Euro 2024 game.

Gary Neville pulled no punches as he absolutely ripped into VAR's decision to award a penalty to Germany against Denmark.

Germany beat Denmark 2-0 on Saturday to book their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.

Arsenal star Kai Havertz opened the scoring in Dortmund with a second-half penalty, which was awarded in hugely controversial fashion.

Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the box following a contentious VAR review.

After the game, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou slammed VAR for awarding a penalty to the Germans.

And speaking ahead of England's last-16 game against Slovakia on Sunday, Neville echoed the sentiments of Postecoglou.

Neville unleashed a stunning rant about VAR as Ian Wright was forced to step in.

On ITV, he exclaimed: “I was actually offended. On behalf of every defender that basically goes to block a cross. That knows there’s an element of your hand having to be somewhere wide of your body.

"It’s so close. It’s an absolute disgrace and a joke of a decision that a nation can go out of this tournament based upon something like that.

"I feel more offended purely because I played as a right-back and did that regularly. I was never once pulled up for that in my life, where the handball has gone, I have no idea."

Wright chipped in: "Leave it..."

Michael Oliver reviews the handball on VAR. Image: Getty

The former Manchester United defender added: “David Luiz was doing that for a few years in the PL and we actually ridiculed him for it because it looked. It’s not right, it’s an absolute joke, it’s a poor reflection on all officiating but all rule makers because I accept there are rules that referees think they have to follow but they have to change that.

"There is no football person who has played the game or watched the game that wants that as a penalty."

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After taking the lead from the spot, Germany went onto score a second goal courtesy of Jamal Musiala, who slotted home in the 68th minute.

Germany progressed to the next round at the expense of Denmark, who were left raging over the decision to award the tournament hosts a penalty.

Andersen, who also had a goal ruled out, said: "It was crazy and not a penalty at all. I can't run around with my arms behind my back and play football.

"He's [Raum] half a metre away from me and hits the ball on my hand, so I can't see what I could do to prevent it."

Asked if he had spoken to referee Michael Oliver after the decisions, he said: "You can't speak to the referees nowadays."

The reason behind Bellingham wearing the strange accessory has been revealed.

Jude Bellingham has been spotted wearing shoulder pads during England's Euro 2024 matches.

The round of 16 of the 2024 European Championships finish on Tuesday night, as Romania face The Netherlands and Austria play Turkey in the final matches of the first knockout stage.

England survived an early scare in their knockout match with Slovakia, as Jude Bellingham scored an injury time equaliser, allowing Harry Kane to seal England’s 2-1 victory in extra time.

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Bellingham has been a key part of England’s success so far this tournament and some fans have noticed something unusual about the England star.

The 21-year-old appears to be wearing shoulder pads when he is playing, but what are they?

Footytruths detailed that the high-quality shoulder padding, which comes from the American National Football League (NFL), has been worn by Bellingham throughout the Euros campaign.

In training, his teammates have also been told not to touch Bellingham’s shoulder as an extra precaution.

These safety measures have been put in place to prevent Bellingham from having to receive surgery on his left shoulder, which was dislocated during Real Madrid’s 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano in November.

While surgery after the Euros may still be necessary, losing Bellingham mid-tournament would be a major blow for England, after the midfielder has scored half of the team’s goals.

However, Real Madrid will likely not be happy with Bellingham’s decision to delay surgery, as it could impact his availability at the start of the La Liga season which gets underway in mid-August.

Jude Bellingham was seen wearing shoulder padding after England's 0-0 draw with Slovenia in the Euro 2024 group stage. (Image: Getty)

Madrid are already likely to be without star signing Kylian Mbappe for the start of the domestic season and so losing their other key player could cause problems for the Spanish champions.

Mbappe will also be undergoing surgery following the end of the European Championships, after the striker broke his nose in France’s opening fixture against Austria.

England will face Switzerland in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf on Saturday at 5pm BST.

Meanwhile France will play Portugal at the Volkparkstadion, Hamburg with the winners set to face one of Spain or Germany in the semi-finals.