Former referee Tom Henning Ovrebo says officials should be allowed to speak to the media after matches.
The Norwegian was subjected to death threats for his decisions in an infamous Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Barcelona in 2009.
Ovrebo felt a chance to "explain" his decisions would have diffused things.
"It would have been easier, looking at it now, to have a short press conference and talk about the match," he told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.
"Then it would've maybe quietened down a bit more earlier. I was not allowed by Uefa to talk to the press.