Monday, 3 June 2024

2024 UEFA Under-17 Championship - Selected Officials - Referee Appointments

List of selected officials for 2024 UEFA Under 17 EURO Championship, to be played in Cyprus.


Referees:

Jasper Vergoote BEL
Antoni Bandic BIH
Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Ante Čulina CRO
Menelaos Antoniou CYP
Jan Petrik CZE
Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
Pierre Gaillouste FRA
David Fuxman ISR 
Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR 
Nenad Minaković SRB

Assistant Referees:

Martijn Tiesters BEL
Stefan Tešanovic BIH
Petar Velizarov Mitrev BUL
Luka Pušic CRO
Kyriakos Sokratous CYP
Marek Podany CZE
Victor Skytte DEN
Turkka Valjakka FIN
Alexis Auger FRA
Rostislav Talis ISR
Nelson Filipe Vila Pereira POR
Nikola Borović SRB

Matchday 1

Monday 20 May 2024

Group A
17:00 CET - Paralimni (Dimotikó Stádio Paralimníou "Tásos Márkou")
SERBIA - UKRAINE
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO 
UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivunecs LVA

Group B
17:00 CET - Dasáki Áchnas (Stádio Ethnikoú Áchnas)
DENMARK - WALES
Referee: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH 
UEFA Delegate: Andi Zere ALB

Group A
19:30 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS - CZECHIA
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR 
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI

Group B
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Andónis Papadópoulos)
CROATIA - AUSTRIA
Referee: Jan Petřík CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Marek Podaný CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis ISR
Fourth Official: David Fuxman ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

Tuesday 21 May 2024

Group C
17:00 CET - Paralimni (Dimotikó Stádio Paralimníou "Tásos Márkou")
SLOVAKIA - SWEDEN
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pušić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH 
UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivunecs LVA

Group D
17:00 CET - Dasáki Áchnas (Stádio Ethnikoú Áchnas)
SPAIN - PORTUGAL
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Podaný CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Petřík CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR
UEFA Delegate: Andi Zere ALB

Group C
19:30 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
ITALY - POLAND
Referee: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP 
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI

Group D
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Vitex Ammóchostos-Epistrofí)
FRANCE - ENGLAND
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO 
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

Matchday 2

Thursday 23 May 2024

Group A
17:00 CET - Paralimni (Dimotikó Stádio Paralimníou "Tásos Márkou")
UKRAINE - CZECHIA
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pušić CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Čulina CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR 
UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivunecs LVA

Group B
17:00 CET - Dasáki Áchnas (Stádio Ethnikoú Áchnas)
DENMARK - CROATIA
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO 
UEFA Delegate: Andi Zere ALB

Group A
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Andónis Papadópoulos)
CYPRUS - SERBIA
Referee: David Fuxman ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Fourth Official: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH 
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

Group B
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Vitex Ammóchostos-Epistrofí)
AUSTRIA - WALES
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Fourth Official: Antoni Bandić BIH
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP 
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI

Friday 24 May 2024

Group C
17:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
SWEDEN - POLAND
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH 
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI

Group C
17:00 CET - Dasáki Áchnas (Stádio Ethnikoú Áchnas)
ITALY - SLOVAKIA
Referee: Jan Petřík CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Marek Podaný CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Emara FIN Jasper Vergoote BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO 
UEFA Delegate:  Andi Zere ALB

Group D
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Vitex Ammóchostos-Epistrofí)
PORTUGAL - ENGLAND
Referee: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pušić CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Čulina CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR 
UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivunecs LVA

Group D
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Andónios Papadópoulos)
FRANCE - SPAIN
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Borović SRB
Fourth Official: Nenad Minaković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

Matchday 3

Sunday 26 May 2024

Group B
17:00 CET - Paralimni (Dimotikó Stádio Paralimníou "Tásos Márkou")
AUSTRIA - DENMARK
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP 
UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivunecs LVA

Group B
17:00 CET - Dasáki Áchnas (Stádio Ethnikoú Áchnas)
WALES - CROATIA
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Podaný CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Petřík CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO 
UEFA Delegate: Andi Zere ALB

Group A
19:30 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
UKRAINE - CYPRUS
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pušić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Fourth Official: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR 
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI 

Group A
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Vitex Ammóchostos-Epistrofí)
CZECHIA - SERBIA
Referee: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis ISR
Fourth Official: David Fuxman ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH 
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

Monday 27 May 2024

Group C
17:00 CET - Paralimni (Dimotikó Stádio Paralimníou "Tásos Márkou")
SWEDEN - ITALY
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP 
UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivunecs LVA

Group C
17:00 CET - Dasáki Áchnas (Stádio Ethnikoú Áchnas)
POLAND - SLOVAKIA
Referee: David Fuxman ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO 
UEFA Delegate: Andi Zere ALB

Group D
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Vitex Ammóchostos-Epistrofí)
PORTUGAL - FRANCE
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Fourth Official: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR 
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI 

Group D
19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Andónios Papadópoulos)
ENGLAND - SPAIN
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Podaný CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Petřík CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH 
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

Quarter-Finals

Wednesday 29 May 2024

16:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Vitex Ammóchostos-Epistrofí)
CZECHIA - DENMARK
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR 
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

19:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
AUSTRIA - SERBIA
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI

Thursday 30 May 2024

17:00 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Andónis Papadópoulos)
PORTUGAL - POLAND
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis ISR
Fourth Official: David Fuxman ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

19:30 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
ITALY - ENGLAND
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pušić CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Čulina CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP 
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI

Semi-Finals

Sunday 2 June 2024

17:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
SERBIA - PORTUGAL
Referee: David Fuxman ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH 
UEFA Delegate: Dominique Rappaz SUI

19:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Andónis Papadópoulos)
DENMARK - ITALY
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP 
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

Final

Wednesday 5 June 2024

19:30 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
ITALY - PORTUGAL
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED
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144 comments:

  1. Quilava18 May 2024 at 19:11

    So they've moved from 8 referees to 12, i.e. 2 GS games for every ref, just like EURO from 2000 to 2012.

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref18 May 2024 at 20:44

      A pity they've switched back to 8-teams format starting from the next season...

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  2. Daniel Bailey20 May 2024 at 01:27

    One final treat for Wolves today, with a YC upgraded to a RC for SFP after an OFR against Liverpool. Some will argue (in England), but good intervention for me.
    Another interesting one is a super rare (in England) rejected OFR by Oliver (VAR: Attwell) at Arsenal for the winning goal, concerning a possible deliberate handball in the buildup, Oliver deemed it non-punishable at the monitor

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  3. Mikael W20 May 2024 at 10:31

    Some 'retrospect' in the build-up to the Europa League final on Wednesday: highlights from the last EL final (2011) in Dublin. Porto faced Braga in a 'derby' final, and the referee complemented an all-Iberian affair, Carlos Velasco Carballo was in charge. Perhaps later today -- for what little my view is worth thirteen years post facto :D -- I'll write some analysis about the performance.

    Link:
    https://vk.com/video400374426_456239452

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    1. Mikael W21 May 2024 at 17:17

      Finally :) thoughts:

      1) What a DISASTER the system of having the additional assistant referees on the contrary side to the linesmen was; absolutely risable. Whatever benefits there were of placing ‘a random second category official’ in a place where he would have spotted the Henry handball (*I know it was decided much before Nov/2009!), were completely offset by the havoc they caused the referees who had to for UEFA clubs matches completely rewire the diagonal they had run for their +20yrs long careers. This really must be underlined and, on balance, I genuinely can’t think of a worse development in a specific technical aspect in more-or-less all of recent refereeing history. Fair enough for the trials in the U19 qualifiers, even fair enough the trial season in the EL of 09/10, but how all Europa and Champions League games ended up with this terrible system for a whole season is genuine madness. More-or-less everything that would go wrong in this game was as a direct result of the wrongly-sided AARs. Okay, Velasco won this appmnt as a result of well-perceived refereeing of previous matches with this factor, but still. This performance must be seen through this prism and in this aspect, there should be full sympathy for the Spaniard (and indeed all UEFA referees of these two seasons!). Clearly an idea implemented above refereeing politicians in Nyon, sense was restored when the AARs from 2011/12 stood on the side as we ‘knew’ them, obviously a compromise made between relevant parties. 2011’s Europa League final was the penultimate ever UEFA match with the initial arrangement, and not before time that it was reversed!

      2) Unfortunately: bad performance by Carlos Velasco Carballo. Actually, he should have been rejected by Collina (he assessed him in Dublin) though I’m sure the minimum mark given was more like 8,2 for the Madrid referee. HOWEVER, I would also like to say: I liked Velasco’s refereeing of this game, and it is a pity that he went ‘off course’ in the end. His approach to disciplinary measures was textbook, in the best sense of that descriptor - early warning(s), choosing an appropriate moment for the opening card, and then continuing to issue sanctions at the requiste moments. In practice it went a bit wrong, but I still liked (a lot) what he tried to do in this game. Foul recognition was the aspect where Velasco Carballo struggled in this game, eating away all the while, and in the end it finally sunk him: he certainly tried, but running the reverse diagonal evidently ‘spooked’ him, and both the quality of calls and his confidence in them deteriorated as the evening went on. Case 1A would be the missed foul on Viana at 21’, but even the clear match error that I would assign in this game was more-or-less as a result of ‘positioning’ - and not Velasco’s fault either, in that regard at least. By the end, unfortunately it was quite a mess, and I’m sure that the Spaniard was ultimately a bit disappointed with how the game progressed.

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    2. Mikael W21 May 2024 at 17:17

      3) There were three incidents, and two which were judged as very controversial at the time, where Velasco might have sent a player off.

      30’ - contemporaries were more-or-less unanimous, silvio should have been expelled for his tackle from behind on hulk; generally i agree, this is a case of serious foul play, red card to be shown, lunging tackle from behind, indeed at wc1998 by only issuing a yellow here it would be ‘first plane’; while in many ways this is a textbook red card, i would personally defend the decision to only issue a yellow card, even besides the final factor, more ‘desperate’ than ‘nasty’ and remains just about within a manageable scope, in my view

      72’ - clear match error(!), porto’s romanian right fullback committed a deliberate and even reckless tripping offence in a spa scenario having already been cautioned early in the second half, and should have walked; velasco did ‘bottle’ it, to be honest, but the reason he did was, again, the reverse diagonal caused by the aars; in the ‘normal’ position, the spa-ness of the offence would have been obvious, and i’m genuinely sure velasco would have showed the cards right away; however, as it was, overthinking the ‘a bit reckless and a bit spa’ second yellow cards often leads to disaster, and velasco ‘swallowed’ what would have been a decision accepted by both teams; sapunaru survived, wrongly, missed sending off; just a final note, fourth official borbalan could have helped here, and also the missed blatant tugging at 59’, and might have been able to ‘save’ the referee both times

      80’ - kaka (no not that one) engages in threatening behaviour against velasco and, ideally, should have been sent off; however, this is by far the least ‘realistic’ of three potential reds mentioned

      -> My final mark would have been 7,8(1) with some arguments towards upgrading to 7,8(2).

      4) This game displayed strengths for Velasco Carballo, including fitness and movement where he excelled, but also hinted at weaknesses which would be evident later in his career. It is worth saying though: FULLY motivated impression from him from 1’-90’, that was never ever in his question during this match. As I already said, his approach was (very) good - trying to use disciplinary tools in the best way possible. However, a noteable weakness came in his reactions towards potential dissenting behaviours: always the same, distant gestures, pointing up into the air, never really fully achieving its target, and by the end it surely wore a bit thin. If there was one scene in particular which was ‘Velasco’s WC2014-coded’, it was 59’ - he tried to reason with protesting young braga player mossoro, who then turned and shouted at the linesman, so he was issued a caution, and when mossoro carried on, it was obvious even by the look on his face, velasco carballo did not know what to do and looked quite powerless. The impression from this match is that we saw a good referee, but definitely not a charismatic referee. To send this official, ‘stripped bare’ of his cards as they were in 2014, to Brazil-Colombia was absolutely a ‘crime’, and the logical consequence of that assignment absolutely ensued. A pity, for everyone, that it had to happen that way.

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    3. Mikael W21 May 2024 at 17:17

      5) Very good impression from both linesmen! Good calls by (especially) Roberto Alonso Fernández, he of four major tournaments (as late as EURO 2020!), and Jesús Calvo Guadamuro. Alonso Fernández’s positioning to rule the only goal of the game onside was absolutely optimal, and thus he could confidently make a great call (VAR might have something to say nowadays…). J.Calvo accompanied Mejuto to EURO 2008, but that would remain his only ever major tournament - he was ejected from this crew in time for the 2012 EURO, in favour of this match’s reserve linesman, Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez. Velasco-Alonso-Yuste formed Spain’s refereeing crew for three straight major tournaments. Ironically, for all the trouble that the side of their presence caused, very little work at all for Carlos Clos Gómez and Antonio Rubinos Pérez, the latter’s presence causing a smile I’m sure for those inside Spanish refereeeing :).

      Enjoyable game and certainly an interesting one from the officiating perspective. Maybe I’m being too forgiving for ‘the AARs thing’, but I left rewatching this game was an improved opinion of Carlos Velasco Carballo than I had before it. Amazing achievement by him to reach this game in the double quick time he did — analysis of that I can leave for others — but one cannot deny that in the final analysis, this wasn’t really a good evening on the pitch for Spain’s then-new no.1 referee.

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  4. Pedro Irmatov20 May 2024 at 19:29

    Penalty not given despite OFR in Norway:

    https://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/eliteserien/ekspertene-rystet-etter-var-drama-absurd/16699078/

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  5. Krokus7320 May 2024 at 20:49

    Damian Sylwestrzak, who refereed Euro U17 matches a year ago, was invited by the Japanese Football Federation and will officiate 5 J-League matches in the coming weeks. This is a great distinction for the young Polish referee who, as you probably remember, did very well at Euro U17 last year.

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  6. Chefren21 May 2024 at 09:52

    An incident from Cyprus - Czech Republic:
    https://streambug.org/cv/2dcfe6
    Would you justify the penalty call by Gaillouste for what happened after the very clean action on the ball by defender?
    The player was booked and I guess for reckless action.
    In my opinion given how ball was fairly played before, this situation is expected as a play on, despite of the following contact with opponent's foot.

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    1. GRef21 May 2024 at 13:44

      Play on. This is fair play by the defender playing the ball. There are such examples in recent RAP materials. The contact is with the leg that he plays the ball and fully accidential due to attacker being late.

      Also the 5th goal if a difficult situation but an offside. Very bad that there is no VAR in such tournaments.

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    2. Chefren21 May 2024 at 20:36

      Thanks for your opinion.
      More generally, I think that UEFA should start to make some considerations about such youth tournaments. Maybe the case of Under 17 is different than U19 and U21, but still, we all remember what happened one year ago in Under21, with VAR introduced during the tournament after some crucial mistakes. Today the Elite football at top level, and maybe one should also consider these tournaments as part of that, can't be seen without VAR. Evident mistakes will be committed. The same referees are all used with VAR, and going back to an old football can be difficult. Teams can complain. So maybe we can't find a reason if a French Ligue 1 referee, very used to VAR, goes to this tournament and he makes such mistake.
      One can also mention Letexier in the Olympic play off, youth level, and definitely the same argument. Games are still important. I know that it a big challenge to put VAR everywhere, but still, such tournaments are starting to lose the fashion, if analyzed in the context of the modern football and refereeing. You should only accept the very blatant mistakes by referee, but not all are inclined to do that.

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    3. Euro Soccer Ref21 May 2024 at 20:53

      Well, by deciding to go back to 8-teams-only format starting from the next season, UEFA clearly showed the lack of interest in developing those youth tournaments. A pity because they could easily make big events of those, like FIFA U17 and U20 World Cups.

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  7. Euro Soccer Ref21 May 2024 at 10:40

    Highlights

    SRBUKR (Sundberg, Skytte, Tiesters, Vergoote)
    https://we.tl/t-kg4WguyqPm

    DENWAL (Andoníou, Sokrátous, Vila Pereira, Nogueira)
    https://we.tl/t-hwrK53w2o0

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  8. John M21 May 2024 at 13:15

    Any news who will be refereeing the playoff on may 26 for promotion to Premiership?

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    1. Philipp S21 May 2024 at 14:12

      Leeds - Southampton: Brooks, Bennett, Robathan, Harrington - Gillett, Cann

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  9. EnglandREF21 May 2024 at 19:22

    Correct call by Oliver to reject by me, I can see why Attwell called it, but it wasn't deliberate for me, even though the more expected call here is no goal.

    Clear red card the Semedo one although many similar incidents have been deemed not clearly wrong even when completely missed by the On field team.

    I can see why John Brooks and AR1 (Lee Betts) missed the handball, Both likely had obscured views of it, thats why we have VAR.

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  10. referee observer21 May 2024 at 20:22

    Stéphanie Frappart has been appointed to the Greek Cup final between Panathinaikos and Aris (25.05).

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    1. matei1422 May 2024 at 12:34

      A view of the referees appointed in the 10 play-off rounds in Greece:
      Round 1: Obrenovic R. (Slo), Schlager D. (Ger), Manouhos E. (Gre)
      Round 2: Jug M. (Slo), Perrakis K. (Gre), Redder M. (Den)
      Round 3: Pereira C. (Por), Katsikogiannis A. (Gre), Wattellier E. (Fra)
      Round 4: Stieler T. (Ger), Stavrev A. (Mkd), Tsakalidis A. (Gre)
      Round 5: Manouhos E. (Gre), Papapetrou A. (Gre), Delajod W. (Fra)
      Round 6: Nogueira M. (Por), Vergetis C. (Gre), Evangelou A. (Gre)
      Round 7: Delajod W. (Fra), Obrenovic R. (Slo), Katsikogiannis A. (Gre)
      Round 8: Aghayev A. (Aze), Schroder R. (Ger), Diamantopoulos A. (Gre)
      Round 9: Sidiropoulos A. (Gre), Lindhout A. (Ned), Stieler T. (Ger)
      Round 10: Krogh M. (Den), Grinfeld O. (Isr), Branco Godinho L. M. (Por)

      30 games: 11 Greek referees, 19 foreigners: France -3, Germany -4, Portugal -3, Slovenia -3 and Denmark -2. A relatively small pool of federations. Mkd, Isr, Ned and Aze had a represenative only one time. Grinfeld and Stieler are the only Elite. Except for the last round with the decisive games, there was at least one Greek referee in every round.

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  11. Euro Soccer Ref22 May 2024 at 01:50

    Highlights

    CYPCZE (Gaillouste, Auger, Mitrev, Gidzhenov)
    https://files.fm/u/wqg4hjfsfm

    CROAUT (Petřík, Podaný, Talis, Fuxman)
    https://files.fm/u/bd4sbq4n25

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  12. Euro Soccer Ref23 May 2024 at 23:13

    Highlights

    SVKSWE (Čulina, Pušić, Mitrev, Gidzhenov)
    https://files.fm/u/pbg3qeyqrj

    ESPPOR (Minaković, Borović, Podaný, Petřík)
    https://files.fm/u/b65phjbguj

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  13. Euro Soccer Ref24 May 2024 at 15:14

    Highlights

    ITAPOL (Bértolo Nogueira, Vila Pereira, Valjakka, Al-Emara)
    https://files.fm/u/hrswcr5hr8

    FRAENG (Bandić, Tešanović, Sokrátous, Andoníou)
    https://files.fm/u/ypthn5deqq

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  14. Quilava24 May 2024 at 23:00

    Copa América referee list announced. Mariani will attend the tournament as UEFA exchange representative.

    Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
    Raphael Claus (BRA)
    Edina Alves (BRA)
    Darío Herrera (ARG)
    Yael Falcón (ARG)
    Andrés Matonte (URU)
    Gustavo Tejera (URU)
    Piero Maza (CHI)
    Cristian Garay (CHI)
    Wilmar Roldán (COL)
    Jhon Ospina (COL)
    Jesús Valenzuela (VEN)
    Alexis Herrera (VEN)
    Juan Benítez (PAR)
    Augusto Aragón (ECU)
    Kevin Ortega (PER)
    Ivo Méndez (BOL)
    Maurizio Mariani (ITA)

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    1. Quilava24 May 2024 at 23:05

      Also, 5 Concacaf refs:

      César Ramos (MEX)
      Iván Barton (SLV)
      Mario Escobar (GUA)
      Ismail Elfath (USA)
      Tori Penso (USA)

      23 referees for 24 GS games. Crazy.

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    2. Fran11 June 2024 at 19:07

      Mariani, one game and coming back to home - No enough skill for this level

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  15. Euro Soccer Ref25 May 2024 at 16:45

    Mohammed Al-Emara got injured in the 71st minute of the UKRCZE game and therefore is not included in further appointments.

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  16. Euro Soccer Ref26 May 2024 at 20:37

    There were changes in MD2 due to Al-Emara's injury:

    SWEDEN - POLAND
    Referee: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
    Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
    Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
    Fourth Official: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR

    ITALY - SLOVAKIA
    Referee: Jan Petřík CZE
    Assistant Referee 1: Marek Podaný CZE
    Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
    Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL

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  17. Oliver26 May 2024 at 22:41

    Massa with an absolute disaster in Empoli-Roma. Small decisions wrong all night, then he misses a 2YC in 92nd minute and that player scores 1 minute later, to relegate Frosinone! Unbelievable

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    1. Chefren27 May 2024 at 12:40

      That's an incredibile miss indeed. Then player scored and Frosinone was relegated in serie B after that.
      I think that Massa missed the intensity of the challenge, we are very close to a SFP for the force used, but OK, with YC nobody would have questioned. Assistant referee was in a better positioning for having a view on the scene (frontal), but he didn't help. The first card for the same player had been issued about a minute earlier, for protests after a possible missed foul and he was complaining to referee for that.
      Maybe also for this reason there wasn't a specific focus by Massa (same player with another YC in a very short time), nevertheless I think he didn't realize the severity of the foul at all, as said.
      The mistake has been not perceived as big one on the media because no direct impact on the opponents, Roma, but on another team (Frosinone) that was relegated, and there is something more about that.
      On previous matchday Guida replaced Orsato in Udinese - Empoli, another hot game for relegation, here there was a wrong OFR called by Irrati (Rocchi committee has confirmed that this shouldn't have happened) for a disallowed goal against Empoli. A elbow in face was punished, but there wasn't any very clear evidence. Every now and then Irrati makes such mistakes, but very rare. Then, missed penalty by Guida in the very last minutes of the game and OFR, Udinese scored 1-1. This penalty was absolutely a clear one, but Empoli of course complained. Now they should be happy that a player who had to be sent off, scored, but clearly they don't report / talk about that. Talking about referees only when having something to complain...

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  18. Quilava27 May 2024 at 13:00

    Big 5 league statistics, now that regular seasons are over:

    LaLiga: 4.62 YCs per game, 0.28 RCs p/g, 0.28 PKs p/g, 25.87 fouls p/g

    Premier League: 4.22 YCs p/g, 0.15 RCs p/g, 0.28 PKs p/g, 22.12 fouls p/g

    Bundesliga: 3.99 YCs p/g, 0.18 RCs p/g, 0.33 PKs p/g, 22.49 fouls p/g

    Serie A: 4.14 YCs p/g, 0.18 RCs p/g, 0.35 PKs p/g, 24.12 fouls p/g

    Ligue 1: 3.78 YCs p/g, 0.24 RCs p/g, 0.34 PKs p/g, 24.94 fouls p/g

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    1. Ref8827 May 2024 at 17:44

      Ligue 1 referees have all adopted Turpin’s lenient style now?

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    2. matei1427 May 2024 at 18:38

      Interesting is that in France is the lowest YCs/game but at the same time second highest RCs/game, at a small difference to the first position.
      The fact that Spain has the highest numbers in both YCs and RCs is not surprising at all.

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  19. Upstylon27 May 2024 at 22:00

    OT: Ligue 1 promotions and demotions

    Demoted to Ligue 2: Pierre Gaillouste (referee - FIFA listed) - Nicolas Rodrigues (AR)
    Promoted to Ligue 1: Abdelatif Kherradji (referee) - Yannick Boutry and Florian Goncalves De Araujo (ARs)

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    1. Unknown27 May 2024 at 22:11

      The Gaillouste demotion is a really remarkable decision, considering UEFA nominated him for the current u17 championships. UEFA apparently assesses his skills very different than the French FA?

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    2. Euro Soccer Ref27 May 2024 at 23:21

      Very surprising. It should be a better cooperation between UEFA and national associations. Had UEFA known Gaillouste is going to be demoted, they wouldn't have selected him to this U17EURO...

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    3. Chefren28 May 2024 at 13:14

      Not the first time that a situation like this happens in France. We can remember Rainville (BTW he retired a few days ago), FIFA referee but then demoted to Ligue 2.
      In this case I think that it is even more particular, because before calling for such tournament, and being the end of season close, they could have indeed selected another name.
      There are several options for guessing what happened and in my opinion we can't be surethat your last sentence, Euro Soccer Ref, is true. Indeed it is possible that somebody inside the referee's association, wanted him and there was a forced choice, it is also possible that there wasn't communication, but I think less likely. As further option, UEFA could even be aware but they selected him because a referee from France was expected, we can't know. But this is, we can conclude, another confirmation that EURO Under 17 has not the same appeal as before and also referees committee, at least under the leadership of Rosetti, is ignoring (we can say at least partially) such youth tournaments.

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  20. Euro Soccer Ref27 May 2024 at 22:29

    Highlights

    UKRCZE (Al-Emara, Valjakka, Pušić, Čulina)
    https://files.fm/u/xrrjdzpkjn

    DENCRO (Vergoote, Tiesters, Vila Pereira, Bértolo Nogueira)
    https://files.fm/u/yxbwyrbwee

    CYPSRB (Fuxman, Talis, Skytte, Sundberg)
    https://files.fm/u/7k86y74ejy

    AUTWAL (Gidzhenov, Mitrev, Tešanović, Bandić)
    https://files.fm/u/vuxdxfj57y

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  21. Philipp S28 May 2024 at 12:03

    Manuel Gräfe has given a very long interview, which is worth reading IMO (with the help of an online translator).
    https://www.kicker.de/graefe-im-interview-stimmen-die-kontakte-kannst-du-tun-was-du-willst-1028092/artikel

    In the interview, Manuel Gräfe addresses various issues within the world of refereeing. He discusses his background as a player and his transition to becoming a referee, emphasizing his commitment to improving football rather than pursuing personal agendas. Gräfe criticizes the selection process for referees in Germany, particularly for the EURO 2024, highlighting the lack of focus on nurturing young talent and the prevalence of regional and personal connections in appointments.
    He also criticizes the leadership of the DFB for its failure to prioritize performance over loyalty and personal connections, leading to a decline in the quality of refereeing. Gräfe points out flaws in the VAR system and the need for clearer guidelines and accountability. He expresses disappointment with the handling of his own retirement from refereeing due to age restrictions, highlighting the lack of support from higher DFB authorities.
    Gräfe concludes by expressing hope for positive changes under the new DFB president and emphasizes the importance of leadership that prioritizes performance, clarity, and transparency.

    Among other things, he claims, he would have become UEFA Elite referee in December 2011, if Fandel had not changed his opinion due to a critical interview by Gräfe.

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    1. Mikael W28 May 2024 at 12:54

      Thanks for the interview. Gräfe should be right that the plan was to promote him (surely in a switch for Meyer) in the Winter/2011 revisions: the third of his CL group matches in this season, Benfica vs. Otelul Galati, was assessed by Uilenberg.

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    2. Chefren28 May 2024 at 13:34

      A very interesting interview for sure.
      About Zwayer, he says that the referee from Berlin is not the best in Bundesliga, but differently from other countries, and I would say Graefe is the paramount example of that, the German referees have been always treated very differently in domestic league and UEFA. The same was said about Brych, while Aytekin was considered the top referee in Germany (but he didn't progress in UEFA and then he retired internationally). So, in my opinion this situation is very particular, Zwayer can continue to be not the best Bundesliga referee, but he can reach the top if he does well in UEFA games. And like him, also the others. There is something that makes Bundesliga fully different from international games, for sure. In my opinion Graefewas in a similar situation to Aytekin, very good at home, not that much in UEFA. Also, I can't judge on Zwayer domestically, because I don't watch Bundesliga games, but I'm not in trouble to think that maybe he is not so good like UEFA matches.
      About Siebert, in this case he can be right, gift for the domestic association indeed, but the situation of the 1984-born German referee is definitely weird. He has officiated at big tournaments like EURO and World Cup, so this would be already enough to appoint him for another big occasion. The problem is that in recent times, committee made clear that they were not interested in him anymore, so at the end it sounds very unexpected to see him at this EURO. Let's say they used a bonus call for a referee with a very important pedigree, but one must have doubts whether they really believe in him or not, after some decisions they took.
      About the lack of German talents, I'm not so much expert, but I can say that indeed after Siebert and Zwayer we still don't see a very strong name and the work seems to be in progress. Stieler is not liked by UEFA, Osmers can be maybe enough only for being a solid Category 1. Stegemann didn't convince, we should see Jablonski now. But surely more names were expected. Again, I think that's something about the German culture, very different from other countries. And for some aspects, even if Graefe mentions Taylor and Oliver among others, as big talents, England could share something similar. After the two mentioned very strong names, almost nothing due to a very different way of officiating games. But for me the English problem could be more difficult to solve than the German one. We will see.

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    3. Philipp S28 May 2024 at 15:42

      I think, that Zwayer actually had a very good domestic season - with the exception of the mentioned Leverkusen-Stuttgart.
      Also Siebert was mostly good this season.
      However the overall impression (considering multiple years) remains correct. And Aytekin and Jablonski are indeed seen as the best Bundesliga referees by the wider public - also deserved.

      Regarding future names, I am not that pessimistic.
      Osmers should be one of the main candidates for a CL debut next season after his ECL R16 2nd leg as only referee without CL experience in that whole round.
      Then we have Jablonski, but also Schlager, who even made quicker progress in Europe in some aspects (but isn't that convincing domestically).
      And of course, Siebert himself is still relatively young and could continue until WC30, if his performances are good enough. Even Zwayer remains eligible until EURO28.
      So Jablonski, Osmers, Siebert and Zwayer looks like a good and not unrealistic German CL squad for the 27/28 season. :)

      Overall remark for the interview: As it is discussed in the beginning, one needs to ponder, how fair and objective Gräfe's assessments are and how much they are influenced by personal disappointments. Probably something in between.

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    4. Ref8828 May 2024 at 16:06

      Yes, what Philipp says.
      Former referees criticizing the current generation, where have I seen that before? :)

      I don’t think Germany has bigger issues than other countries. Although Germany doesn’t have one clear top Elite, the overall level in width in Bundesliga is not bad compared to other countries.

      The comparison with England is a bad one. Taylor and Oliver didn't perform that well and behind them there is nothing. The fact is that the introduction of VAR does not make referees better, but worse. Gräfe criticizes late promotions. Perhaps he should have a look at Italy. Talking about late promotions domestically and on the FIFA list (Guida..)

      The French referees are praised, they have two strong refs atm, however it is worth considering that Turpin was never Rosetti’s go-to choice in most heated games. Letexier did well in flow-based games and has incredible potential to do well in all different contexts, but still needs to build experience and status to deal with most challenging games.

      What Gräfe says about Zwayer: not an absolute top referee based on skills, personality and duel assessments. Fair enough. I tend to think, UEFA agrees with the assessment, otherwise we would have seen Zwayer in a final this season. The question is, why Siebert was invited to EURO: a bonus nomination as home referee, or do they think Zwayer and Siebert are at the same level, or do they hope that Siebert will recover soon as the German #1?

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    5. Oliver29 May 2024 at 23:57

      Grafe was an excellent referee, and has some decent points here, but I always hear him moaning in interviews about how he deserved more, wasn’t appreciated, shouldn’t have had to retire etc. It’s very boring now

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  22. Quilava28 May 2024 at 20:02

    QF appointments:

    Wednesday

    16:30 - CZEDEN: Bandić - Tešanović, Mitrev - Gidzhenov
    19:00 - AUTSRB: Sundberg - Skytte, Sokratous - Antoniou

    Thursday

    17:00 - PORPOL: Vergoote - Tiesters, Talis - Fuxman
    19:30 - ITAENG: Minaković - Borović, Pušić - Čulina

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  23. Euro Soccer Ref28 May 2024 at 20:33

    So it seems UEFA rejected Petřík, Al-Emara (injury), Gaillouste and Bértolo Nogueira

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    1. Quilava28 May 2024 at 21:03

      Petrík being out of KO stage feels a bit harsh, he was fine in his games IMO.

      Al-Emara, Gaillouste and Nogueira, all for different reasons, make more sense.

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  24. M28 May 2024 at 22:22

    Very big no penalty call by Petersen in decisive match for 2.Bundesliga.

    Ball clearly hits opponents hand so I dont know if they dont have VAR,imo very big no call.

    Wehen vs Regensburg,around 89th,90th minute.

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    1. Philipp S28 May 2024 at 22:33

      Yes, there is VAR (Sören Storks). My impression was rather, that it hit the shoulder of the arm in the front - but quite hard to be sure. 85' btw.

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    2. Philipp S29 May 2024 at 08:16

      With better pictures now: You are right, it was a handball.

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  25. Euro Soccer Ref28 May 2024 at 22:41

    Finally managed to watch in full François Letexier's performance in the AFC/CAF Olympic Play-off. Please find below the refereeing highlights from this game.

    https://files.fm/u/gtyv4vga57

    As for key match incidents: one totally wrong (the foul was outside; also missed card for DOGSO) and one doubtful but maybe still supportable penalty. As a result, Indonesia felt hard done by the referee and one can understand them. However, their coach reaction after the second penalty award was really bad. He was sent off for two yellow cards but refused to leave for some time.

    A very start-stop game with many challenges to assess for the Frenchman. He opened cards very early but wasn't soo consistent later in the game. The control was more or less lost.

    One should blame FIFA for not bringing VAR for this very important game. Especially as both AFC and CAF qualifying continental tournaments were played with the VAR system. Idiotic decision to play this one game without VAR...

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  26. Philipp S29 May 2024 at 16:40

    Florian Exner (33) is promoted to 1. Bundesliga and replaces Marco Fritz (46), who ends his career.
    In 2. Bundesliga Lukas Benen (31), Lars Erbst (29), Timo Gansloweit (27), Felix Prigan (25) and Eric Weisbach (27) are replacing Arne Aarnink (39), Pascal Müller (34) and Alexander Sather (37).

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  27. matei1429 May 2024 at 17:49

    UEFA decided to extend the use of the VAR system in the qualifying rounds in the european club competitions starting from the next season (2024-2025). It will be used in all games starting with:
    1st qualifying round in UCL
    1st qualifying round in UEL
    3rd qualifying round in UECL
    Minimum requirements: 6 cameras and 1080i50 resolution

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  28. Quilava31 May 2024 at 13:13

    Minakovic and Sundberg's tournament could be over due to their nations having advanced to SFs, then Bandic does both QF & SF.

    So that leaves us with either Vergoote for the final (had Kuipers as an observer yesterday in ITAPOL, can't comment on his general performance but missed a clear PK for Portugal early in the 2H) or a referee straight out from the GS (Culina, Gidzhenov, Antoniou)

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  29. Euro Soccer Ref31 May 2024 at 19:39

    Starting from the 19th matchday but the first case of referee announcing his decision after OFR was YC changed to RC in the 74th minute of Lokomotiv Moskva - Sochi, in the 20th matchday.

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  30. Philipp S31 May 2024 at 22:39

    The RCs were all correct and quickly detected by the referee though.
    And 95' couldn't be a penalty, because the ball hasn't been in play yet.

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  31. Upstylon31 May 2024 at 22:55

    I don't see why Herrera's performance should be labeled as very poor either tbh. From what I've seen, he solved the KMIs correctly, consistently issued cards and adopted a no-nonsense approach. A few flaws in foul detection and some whistles were blown too early, but nothing serious imo. Players are the ones to blame for this clumsy and scrappy game, as far as I'm concerned.

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  32. RvT1 June 2024 at 08:18

    The 19 euro 2024 referees ranked:

    Top on the list:
    Orsato, Turpin, Makkelie, Marciniak and Kovacs

    The middle group:
    Manzano, Taylor, Letexier, Zwayer, Oliver, Meler, Nyberg, Tello, Kruzliak, Vincic, Schärer.

    The bad referees, political choices of Rosetti:
    Guida, Soares Dias and Siebert.

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    1. Anpicor1 June 2024 at 09:36

      Dias deserved to be in the European Championship. He made a very good officiating in Conference League Final. I think that is choice is much more fair than the choices of Manzano, Zwayer, Nyberg, kruzliak and Scharer (what he made, due the injuryproblem that justify the choice??
      Guida "no tiene la talla", and Siebert is a poor referee.

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    2. Elliot1 June 2024 at 13:26

      How is Soares Dias a political choice, but Manzano after an exceptionally poor season not? If it was purely based on performance levels during the season, Spain wouldn't even have a referee at this tournament

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    3. referee observer1 June 2024 at 13:47

      Also how can you say that Taylor is middle group just like Meler and Nyberg? Your "ranking" makes no sense.

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    4. RvT1 June 2024 at 15:05

      Because Taylor has not a very good season and will never lead a cl final.
      At Qatar very poor and has never been far in the euros or worldcup.

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    5. RvT1 June 2024 at 15:09

      Dias is for me a referee with a low attitude. Euro and worldcup never been far.
      This final at the cfl this week is for his career so far. Not for a good season.
      See the matches he has whistled this year in Europe.

      Cfl final last year del cerro at the end of his career not selecte for a good season.

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    6. referee observer1 June 2024 at 15:38

      So by taking into account only the last season Marciniak and Makkelie should be in the middle group.

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    7. Unknown1 June 2024 at 16:19

      Your last comment @referee observer makes even less sense than RvT’s initial…

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    8. referee observer1 June 2024 at 23:16

      Why?

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  33. Euro Soccer Ref1 June 2024 at 13:55

    Highlights

    SWEPOL (Gaillouste, Auger, Valjakka, Bértolo Nogueira)
    https://files.fm/u/hq9hgy95k8

    ITASVK (Petřík, Podaný, Tiesters, Vergoote)
    https://files.fm/u/g88gcdppqg

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  34. GRef1 June 2024 at 15:59

    In my opinion trully not influence by country or politics:

    Orsato - Very good referee. Deserved.
    Turpin - Not impressive. Not good fitness but Law 12 is fine. Deserved to be at Euro.
    Makkelie - Highly self-confident. Almost every game a crucial mistake and an OFR. As a whole political referee.
    Marciniak - Fully deserved to be at EURO. A very good referee and even this bad game in UCL 1/2 cant change my mind.
    Kovacs - Fantastic movement and excellent law 12 detection. Fully deserved to be there and hope to get more important games than EURO 2020.

    Manzano - Medium. Deserved.
    Taylor - Medium. Deserved.
    Letexier - The best referee in Europe at the moment. No need of VAR for him. Always takes important decision fast and correct. Very impressive.
    Zwayer - Very good. Fully deserved.
    Oliver - Best English referee in UEFA although we are difficult to find any good English referees as a whole. Deserved.
    Meler - no opinion.
    Nyberg - Good, deserved.
    Tello - no opinion.
    Kruzliak - no opinion
    Vincic - Good referee
    Schärer - no opinion.
    Guida - Fully politcal. I cant understand. I dont see anything positive.
    Soares Dias - For me not that good. Very bad movement. Slow decision taking. Missing cards. Political.
    Siebert - Disaster.


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  35. Chefren1 June 2024 at 16:44

    Philipp (and to all other German readers), do you know where to find a video of the Regensburg game handball?

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    1. Philipp S2 June 2024 at 01:12

      https://youtu.be/dhYDAdP7pDc?si=9CpS_WUE1yJKry0p&t=400
      (if you manage to avoid any geo-blocking)

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    2. Chefren2 June 2024 at 12:02

      Thanks. Very clear penalty if handball occurred, but both in live sequence and the following replays seems hard to be 100% sure about the impact in the arm. So I think this was the argument for VAR to stay silent, not because he thought about a not punishable situation.

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  36. GRef2 June 2024 at 22:24

    So any predictions for the final referee???

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref2 June 2024 at 22:52

      I wonder whether Sundberg and Minaković have been already 'crossed out' because of their nations in semi-finals. If not, a combined appointment involving Sundberg, Skytte and Minaković/Borović would be optimal, imo, especially given the performance principle.

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  37. Euro Soccer Ref3 June 2024 at 00:48

    Highlights

    PORENG (Andoníou, Sokrátous, Pušić, Čulina)
    https://files.fm/u/946xbuktpp

    FRAESP (Sundberg, Skytte, Borović, Minaković)
    https://files.fm/u/rdrhx3y64g

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    1. Ref Expert3 June 2024 at 15:06

      Thank you for highlights! Will you provide from knocked-out phase also?

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    2. Euro Soccer Ref3 June 2024 at 19:41

      Sure but as you see the delay is quite big now :D

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  38. Euro Soccer Ref3 June 2024 at 10:32

    Final

    Wednesday 5 June 2024

    19:30 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
    ITALY - PORTUGAL
    Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
    Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
    Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
    Fourth Official: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate:

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    1. GRef3 June 2024 at 11:44

      Fully deserved. Good performance in both games.

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    2. Ref Expert3 June 2024 at 14:45

      Think Sundberg or Minaković was better! Think they send home because Denmark and Serbia in semifinal. Sundberg very good in quarterfinal with good decision of red card. Minaković also good in his quarterfinal.

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  39. KAMENA3 June 2024 at 11:06

    ,GOOD LUCK TO GIDZHENOV AND HIS STAFF

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  40. Euro Soccer Ref4 June 2024 at 22:44

    Highlights

    AUTDEN (Bandić, Tešanović, Valjakka, Vergoote)
    https://files.fm/u/fgayck4jtw

    WALCRO (Gaillouste, Auger, Podaný, Petřík)
    https://files.fm/u/jtnae3whjv

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  41. Chefren6 June 2024 at 10:19

    Under 21 Qualifier
    MD10
    07/06/24
    Montenegro - Albania
    Jonathan Lardot BEL
    Nico Claes BEL
    Quentin Blaise BEL
    Kevin Van Damme BEL
    Obs.: Ruud Bossen NED
    Del.: Milan Jankovic BIH

    Moreover, the first set of delegates for EURO games has been appointed. Arturs Gaidels LVA with the opener Germany - Scotland.
    About referees and observers, I think it will be like the last edition in 2021, two days before the games, including observers, so we can't know before about them. Only known name so far is De Bleeckere.

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  42. Quilava6 June 2024 at 14:04

    Yender Herrera (VEN) will attend U19 EURO as the Conmebol exchange guest. Do we know the names of the other five referees?

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  43. Quilava6 June 2024 at 15:57

    Referees of AFC WC qualifiers today:

    IDNIRQ: Shaun Evans (AUS)
    BANAUS: Jansen Foo (SGP)
    TPEOMA: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (IRQ)
    CHNTHA: Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB)
    HKGIRI: Qasim Al-Hatmi (OMA)
    SGPKOR: Sadullo Gulmurodi (TJK)
    VIEPHI: Hanna Hattab (SYR)
    MYAJPN: Majed Al-Shamrani (KSA)
    PRKSYR: Salman Falahi (QAT)
    INDKUW: Fu Ming (CHN)
    UZBTKM: Yusuke Araki (JPN)
    KGZMAS: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
    PAKKSA: Ammar Mahfoodh (BHR)
    AFGQAT: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA)
    NEPUAE: Payam Heydari (IRI)
    PLELIB: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)
    BHRYEM: Nazmi Nasaruddin (MAS)
    JORTJK: Ahmed Al-Kaf (OMA)

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref6 June 2024 at 19:17

      CAF WC qualifiers (yesterday and today)

      SLEDJI: Godfrey Nkhakananga MWI
      TOGSSD: Celso Alvação MOZ
      NAMLBR: Messie Nkounkou CGO
      CTACHA: Patrice Milazare MRI
      TUNEQG: Abongile Tom RSA
      MWISTP: Ahmed Arajiga TAN
      LBYMRI: Brighton Chimene ZIM
      MTNSDN: Daniel Laryea GHA
      GNBETH: Djindo Hougnandande BEN
      EGYBFA: Peter Waweru KEN
      SENCOD: Ibrahim Mutaz LBY
      BENRWA: Dahane Beida MTN
      ALGGUI: Bamlak Tessema ETH
      MLIGHA: Amin Omar EGY

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    2. Euro Soccer Ref7 June 2024 at 15:55

      ZIMLES: Thulani Sibandze SWZ
      KENBDI: James Ouattara BFA
      MOZSOM: Tsegay Mogos Teklu ERI
      ANGSWZ: Hillary Hambaba ZAM
      UGABOT: Clément Kpan CIV
      MADCOM: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo COD
      NGARSA: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat CHA
      MARZAM: Issa Sy SEN
      CIVGAB: Omar Artan SOM
      CMRCPV: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
      GAMSEY: Ogabor Joseph Odey NGA

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  44. Euro Soccer Ref7 June 2024 at 13:52

    Highlights

    UKRCYP (Čulina, Pušić, Skytte, Sundberg)
    https://files.fm/u/z8fcud8ag9

    CZESRB (Bértolo Nogueira, Vila Pereira, Talis, Fuxman)
    https://files.fm/u/6ggdfczx74

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  45. Zwayerbrazil7 June 2024 at 18:44

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    1. Philipp S7 June 2024 at 19:49

      So, we have the first five referees?
      Turpin in orange in GERSCO, Makkelie in blue in HUNSUI, Zwayer in yellow in ESPCRO, Marciniak in black in ITAALB and Taylor in gold in POLNED.
      ;)

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    2. Chefren7 June 2024 at 20:47

      I see a totally different video in this instagram link, maybe post has been deleted? But I found your tweet, Zwayerbrazil, thanks!

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    3. Chefren7 June 2024 at 20:59

      The new kits that the referees will wear during the 17th edition of the European Championships are characterized by the embossed graphics on the front of the shirt, which reflects the official graphic theme of the European competition. The reference to the graphics of the competition is also present on the external back neck, where a thin line takes up the colors of the official tournament logo, in turn inspired by the flags of the different participating national teams. This year the game set includes, in addition to the fluorescent red, fluorescent blue and fluorescent yellow colours, also a black version with gold details and a new entirely gold version. The socks are coordinated in the same color as the shirt, while the shorts are always black. On the chest, in black, the Macron Hero and on the left the UEFA Match Official crest, while on the sleeves, on the right there is the EURO 2024 patch, on the left the "UEFA FOUNDATION for children" patch. The message "BE A REFEREE" will also be printed on all the shirts of the match officials employed during the competition, the claim of the UEFA campaign to encourage more and more young people to undertake a career as a referee. The equipment of the UEFA referee team for EURO 2024 also includes a whole series of items for training, travel and representation, such as a t-shirt, tracksuit, hoodie, waterproof jacket and cotton polo shirt, all in dark green with a pinstriped graphic composed of fine and elegant embossed lines. Among the new features for this competition there is also the training shirt, the first entirely customized for a UEFA competition. The new Training Jersey is predominantly white with gold details on the crew neck and sleeve edge, and in the center of the chest it takes up the multicolored graphic theme that characterizes EURO 2024.

      “We are about to experience an intense month of football at the highest level and the UEFA referees will also be busy every day to guarantee maximum performance in the EURO 2024 stadiums. – declared Gianluca Pavanello, CEO of Macron – Our commitment, as always, is to guarantee them quality, technicality, practicality and comfort, the result of continuous research and development to offer, together with a unique and distinctive design, the best to be able to best carry out their role on the pitch". Roberto Rosetti, UEFA Managing Director of Refereeing, said: “Being a referee in modern football is a very difficult job. UEFA wants referees with strong personalities who make decisions. Sometimes these decisions are unpopular and are made under enormous levels of pressure. We are pleased to have Macron by our side also for EURO 2024. Our values, the protection of football and the image of the game are our common goal. Macron is a company that always pushes the limits to produce the latest innovations and the best quality to ensure that referees feel comfortable when playing such an important and high-pressure role."

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    4. Zwayerbrazil7 June 2024 at 21:02

      https://www.instagram.com/reel/C76VEP9MeBS/?igsh=ejRsZWcxYjg4ZWt5

      That's the correct one. Sorry chefren 😂

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    5. matei147 June 2024 at 21:32

      It is not really fluorescent red but rather an orange kit

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    6. Arbiter8 June 2024 at 06:40

      From Macron's official YouTube channel.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOhPDYKiHGc

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  46. Arbiter8 June 2024 at 07:07

    OT:
    That's a nifty campaign that UEFA is pushing. Asking the people to sign up to become referee's.
    But I ask. Why would anybody want to become a referee in the current atmosphere that envelopes "modern" world football?
    Watch any match in any country and without fail, you'll see the referee crew being abused verbally and at times physically.
    And what do the referee's usually do? Not a damn thing! They stand there like emotionless statues ignoring/absorbing the abuse or they scurry away pretending like nothing happened.
    This then trickles down and poisons the game at the grassroots level. Because the players, the coaches, and the fans/parents think it's okay to abuse referee's just like they see on TV.

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    1. MQ8 June 2024 at 08:47

      I think broadcasters have a lot of responsibility in this regard. Sadly, however, they only benefit from heated discussions about referees and supposed mistakes.

      Every game I watch nowadays, the commentators and studio crew are all of a sudden experts on refereeing. They're quick to call out errors, they question any subjective call, and very rarely mention any positives at all. Naturally their combined experience of refereeing at any level is a non-existant.

      I'm glad Swedish television will have Jonas Eriksson as an expert during the Euros, he's very well spoken and always highlights the subjectiveness of controversial decisions.

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    2. Arbiter9 June 2024 at 07:12

      I agree that commentators, more cameras, and replay all serve to leave referee's exposed when they err.
      But you fail to acknowledge and to address the dissent, the mobbing, and the overall boorish behavior of the players and coaches. And why referee's (and their referee committees) continue to tolerate this without consequences. This is something that the referee's themselves can do something about while on the pitch. But as I said in my previous comment. "They stand there like emotionless statues ignoring/absorbing the abuse or they scurry away pretending like nothing happened." For this, they have only themselves to blame.
      As long as this is the norm at the elite level. It will continue to trickle down poison all the levels below. In turn, more and more referee's will become fed up and simply walk away. And convincing others to take their spot will continue to be a difficult (if not impossible) task.

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  47. Philipp S8 June 2024 at 11:54

    Elite referee Tobias Stieler gave an interview (in German)
    https://www.op-online.de/sport/lokalsport/wie-schiedsrichter-tobias-stieler-den-em-sommer-verbringt-93116920.html

    Key statements
    Summer break: Traveling extensively (London, Freiburg, Austria), no plans to watch any EURO games in stadiums.
    EURO non-nomination: Not frustrated or disappointed, respects UEFA referees committee's decision.
    Self-assessment and improvement: Consistently good performances nationally and internationally this season, better than the previous season, with no major mistakes and support from VAR.
    National highlights: Bundesliga match VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund (two correct penalty decisions).
    International highlights: Last season's Champions League match Liverpool vs. Napoli, this season's Conference League quarterfinal Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Olympiakos Piraeus (went to a penalty shootout).
    VAR: Important and good institution, despite not achieving 100% accuracy.
    Future plans: Continue refereeing in the Bundesliga and internationally, aim to maintain a consistently high level.
    World Cup 2026: Not a realistic goal.
    Profession: Self-employed sports psychologist, works flexibly with athletes from various sports (excluding football).

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    1. Chefren9 June 2024 at 10:48

      Thanks, very honest answers, I must say.
      One should wonder why, during the continuous focus-shifting by committee on different German Elite referees, he was never really considered for something more. Was Atalanta - Real Madrid a real career-changing game? I don't think that the performance in that game is the only answer. Until his promotion to Elite and the game Barcelona - Juventus, in which he started to show a bad shape, it was clear that committe had a 100% full trust in him. Honestly, given also how Siebert performed later, there should be important reasons for which Stieler never got a real chance.

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  48. pita falta8 June 2024 at 14:34

    Kirill Levnikov is the best referee in the Russian PremierLeague, but what sense does it make to exclude him from UEFA? Rosetti, Ceferin please, intregrate him in the next continental tournaments.

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  49. Andrasch Neunert9 June 2024 at 08:05

    Any plans when we can predict the 1st EURO Matchday?

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    1. RvT9 June 2024 at 09:13

      In earlier tournaments it is 2 or 3 days before matchday. I guess tuesday or wednesday.

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  50. Philipp S9 June 2024 at 10:11

    My predictions for MD1
    Germany – Scotland: Istvan Kovacs, Vasile Marinescu, Mihai Artene (all ROU), Halil Meler (TÜR) – Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL), Catalin Popa (ROU), Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
    Hungary – Switzerland: Jesus Gil Manzano, Diego Barbero Sevilla, Angel Nevado Rodriguez (all ESP), Irfan Peljto (BIH) – Juan Martinez Munuera, Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP), Alper Ulusoy (TÜR)
    Spain – Croatia: Danny Makkelie, Hessel Steegstra, Jan de Vries (all NED), Sandro Schärer (SUI) – Rob Dieperink, Pol van Boekel (both NED), Stuart Attwell (ENG)
    Italy – Albania: Slavko Vincic, Tomaz Klancnik, Andraz Kovacic, Rade Obrenovic – Nejc Kajtazovic (all SVN), Tiago Martins (POR), Fedayi San (SUI)
    Poland – Netherlands: Felix Zwayer, Stefan Lupp, Marco Achmüller (all GER), Artur Soares Dias (POR) – Bastian Dankert, Christian Dingert, Marco Fritz (all GER)
    Slovenia – Denmark: Marco Guida, Filippo Meli, Giorgio Peretti, Daniele Orsato – Paolo Valeri, Massimiliano Irrati (all ITA), Catalin Popa (ROU)
    Serbia – England: Szymon Marciniak, Tomasz Listkiewicz, Adam Kupsik (all POL), Mykola Balakin (UKR) – Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Bartosz Frankowski (both POL), Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
    Romania – Ukraine: Facundo Tello, Gabriel Chade, Ezequiel Brailovsky (all ARG), Irfan Peljto (BIH) – Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP), Pol van Boekel (NED), Jerome Brisard (FRA)
    Belgium – Slovakia: Daniel Siebert, Jan Seidel, Rafael Foltyn (all GER), Donatas Rumsas (LTU) – Marco Fritz, Bastian Dankert, Christian Dingert (all GER)
    Austria – France: Anthony Taylor, Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn (all ENG), Espen Eskas (NOR) – Stuart Attwell, David Coote (both ENG), Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
    Türkiye – Georgia: Francois Letexier, Cyril Mugnier, Mehdi Rahmouni (all FRA), Istvan Kovacs (ROU) – Jerome Brisard (FRA), Rob Dieperink (NED), Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
    Portugal – Czech Republic: Clement Turpin, Nicolas Danos, Benjamin Pages (all FRA), Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) – Willy Delajod (FRA), Stuart Attwell, David Coote (both ENG)

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    1. Peter9 June 2024 at 10:35

      I think that I would avoid appointing a Slovenian for an Italy game and an Italian for a Slovenia game within (less than) 24 hours.

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    2. Alfie469 June 2024 at 10:49

      I also think that Kovacs has Hungarian roots which may be an issue for this appointment.

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    3. Philipp S9 June 2024 at 10:53

      OK, could be avoided, but I don't really think, that's a relevant factor.
      And it happened last time with Cakir in HUNPOR and Soares Dias in TURWAL.

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    4. Philipp S9 June 2024 at 10:57

      Yes, Kovacs has Hungarian roots, but I don't think that matters for the other game of the group.
      Would be similar to Oliver/Taylor handling a game in the Scottish group - I don't see a problem there.

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    5. Peter9 June 2024 at 11:05

      @Philipp: I know that UEFA does not take this into account. ;-) I would make a completely different line-up: Teams from Group A cannot meet teams from Group D in the round of 16, teams from Group B cannot meet teams from Group C and teams from Group E cannot meet teams from Group F. In the sense of maximum flexibility on the last matchday of the group stage, before which it is unclear who is among the top four third-placed teams, I would completely avoid the constellations A-D, B-C and E-F for the time being.

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    6. Alfie469 June 2024 at 14:13

      @Philipp - Appreciate the logic however, to put a referee under even more pressure than they will have officiating the opening contest with the country they have association with in the same group can be seen as risky and completely avoidable.

      I personally wouldn't put Kovacs, Oliver, Taylor or Schrarer involved in that match.

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    7. usaref10 June 2024 at 17:44

      Doesn't Kovacs have Hungarian citizenship and not just "roots?"

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    8. Chefren10 June 2024 at 20:08

      Born in Carei to a Hungarian father and a Swabian mother, Kovács is a dual citizen, having acquired Hungarian citizenship in 2011. His younger brother, Szabolcs, is also a referee in the Liga I.

      So, yes, he definitely can't be involved in Hungary. I think he will be avoided for all Hungary's group games. BTH committee has many, many factors to consider, before making appointments, there can be also things we don't know for which some referees can't get certain games, and I remember that in past we also found some criticisms about the assignments made, so basically I would renounce in making long term predictions, too difficult for me :)

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    9. usaref12 June 2024 at 13:20

      Okay so he actively sought and obtained citizenship in 2011?! Wow. I thought he had citizenship by birth or something and never renounced it. The idea that he sought and obtained citizenship during his adult life should make this matter closed.

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  51. RvT9 June 2024 at 11:34

    I hope the give Nyberg Meler or Letexier a big match like Fra - Net Cro- spa or spa-ita.

    Not the names we are expecting on that occasion like Marciniak Makkelie Kovacs Turpin Taylor Orsato

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  52. Ref8810 June 2024 at 08:47

    https://nos.nl/artikel/2523859-oud-scheidsrechter-kuipers-actief-op-ek-onacceptabel-gedrag-spelers-moet-verdwijnen

    Not a real surprise, but the article confirmed that Björn Kuipers will explain new UEFA policy to participating teams (under which the Netherlands and Belgium squads) and is involved as referee observer during EURO.

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    1. Chefren10 June 2024 at 20:02

      Nothing new, Rosetti made it for Italian national team and of course we already know that all committee members will be in Germany.

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    2. Philipp S10 June 2024 at 21:03

      I think, Rosetti also did or will do it for the German team. So probably no German observer.

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  53. Holly10 June 2024 at 14:47


    Chefren, do you know the list of referee observers at the EURO?

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    1. Chefren10 June 2024 at 20:01

      No, I don't know them, otherwise I would have published names. Only the Belgian is known.
      A pity, because it doesn't seem committee that wanted them confidential, Belgium announced about De Bleeckere, but top secret about the others. We are maybe the only site that can be interested in them... :) Let's wait for the appointments, as I wrote above, I think they will be treated confidentially like referees, appearing together in the assignment.

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    2. Eric van Marwijk11 June 2024 at 00:39

      Bjorn Kuipers is also one of the observers

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  54. Ichigo10 June 2024 at 18:37

    Hello, I wander if in this tournament will play Guess the ref or not. Because I think Wednesday, Rosetti will announce the ref for the opening game.

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    1. Chefren10 June 2024 at 20:05

      I'm sorry I think this time I will not manage that, ensuring a good coverage of the tournament is already something big.

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    2. Ichigo11 June 2024 at 08:22

      Ok, no problem. So, will try in the post to guess the referee.

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  55. Euro Soccer Ref10 June 2024 at 19:33

    One of the delegates will be Paolo Rondelli from San Marino. There will be 10 delegates, including two women.

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    1. Chefren10 June 2024 at 20:03

      They are already appointed for the early games.
      Each delegate is responsible for a venue, they made practice by also simulating unexpected and very risky scenarios, they should be ready to everything.

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  56. Woerthi10 June 2024 at 22:49

    Hello,

    if you like to guess the referees of the competition matches of UEFA EURO 2024 you can take part at this guessing game. It is a little bit spontaneous but i hope here are a few members who would like to guess anyway.

    Guess the ref - matchday 1:

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Uzq8idXXAc6QqCxHllI24m02EybA_px48jKEvUBeCZw/

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    1. Andrasch Neunert11 June 2024 at 02:09

      Thx a lot!!!

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    2. matei1411 June 2024 at 10:57

      Thank you for volunteering to organise the predictions. It would have been a pity not to have our little game at this tournament. I have two suggestion: 1) there should be some pointe awarded if you predicted a referee from the same country as the one appointed (e.g. you predicted Guida but Orsato was appointed or you predicted Taylor but it is Oliver) and 2) you could make the form to have multiple possible answers and let us choose one option. It would be a lot easier for you to collect the results this way.

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    3. Woerthi11 June 2024 at 23:09

      Thank you for your comment. For Matchday 2 I will fix the formular so that you only have to select the referee out of a list with all possible options. Could be a lot easier for me indeed.

      In addition to your first point: That is a good idea. In relation to the other possibilities to collect some points in this game I think four points are reasonable when you predict the other referee from same country.

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  57. Simeon Vinchev11 June 2024 at 09:19

    Should we improve the prediction game on the site?

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    1. Ichigo11 June 2024 at 10:25

      you missed woerthi post. the game is in his post

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  58. Nobody11 June 2024 at 11:10

    Referees of AFC WC qualifiers today:
    QATIND: Kim Woo Sung KOR
    KUWAFG: Kimura Hiroyuki JPN
    JPNSYR: Ahmad Al Ali KUW
    PRKMYA: Shen Yinhao CHN
    KORCHN: Mohammed Al Hoish KSA
    THASGP: Mohanad Qasim Sarray IRQ
    OMAKGZ: Alireza Faghani AUS
    MASTPE: Abdullah Jamali KUW
    IRNUZB: Kim Jong Hyeok KOR
    TKMHKG: Hussein Ali Yehia LBN
    IRQVIE: Omar Al-Ali UAE
    IDNPHI: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
    KSAJOR: Adel Al-Naqbi UAE
    TJKPAK: Mooud Bonyadifard IRN
    UAEBHR: Ma Ning CHN
    YEMNEP: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim JOR
    AUSPLE: Khalid Al-Turais KSA
    LBNBAN: Razlan Joffri Ali MAS

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    1. smala01712 June 2024 at 00:18

      Very unfortunate error by the referee and assistant referee in Qatar vs India, which eliminates India. https://x.com/meninblazers/status/1800653432392397202?s=46&t=u42s9Lc5er0_5mXDpYFHBw

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  59. M11 June 2024 at 18:50

    Wow,if anyone can check or search for some video cause tackle that went unpunished was suprising to me, not even YC or VAR check.

    Game in question is Kuwait vs Afghanistan and ref is H.Kimura,important match to go through.

    I dont know what AFC guidelines are but this stands out.

    45+6 min,challenge similar to this one from Copa Libertadores few weeks ago.

    https://youtu.be/_tbtwzfhILA?si=EJdZUOsEmCtW4NKX

    Not even Var even CONMEBOL called ref for a check.

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    1. Chefren11 June 2024 at 20:35

      I just opened youtube and I found this, should be the aftermath of the incident, I think: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qmxEvmwUk7o
      But the foul is not shown.

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    2. Mikael W11 June 2024 at 20:57

      https://youtu.be/8x7qjOcMMEU?t=2575

      M: your passion for watching games is unbelievable, respect!

      About the challenge itself, RAP8 in UEFA? Probably... especially in the other match, very controversial end to this particular qualifying group for AFC!

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    3. Mikael W11 June 2024 at 21:04

      (worth saying: there is no VAR, only four officials on the game, all from Japan).

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    4. Chefren11 June 2024 at 21:11

      The video is now private

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    5. Elliot11 June 2024 at 21:13

      Unfortunately the video has now been made private but I managed to catch the incident, poor decision from Kimura and a very clear SFP RC for me. I guess he only saw the contact between the players, but not what actually made contact with what. AR couldn't help either considering he was blocked by the body of the player fouled. Hopefully there is VAR in the next round

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    6. Mikael W11 June 2024 at 21:32

      The bigger controversy was from the other game, Qatar-India. Officials were from Korea (ref: Kim Woo-sung; lmn: Cheon Jin-hee).

      https://streamin.one/v/26dc2194

      Again, not the best impression from AFC referees...

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    7. Chefren11 June 2024 at 22:19

      Still, you can say that AR couldn't see the ball clearly out from his position, but definitely unacceptable to have such mistake at this level, without VAR. Memories back to the famous Milan - Juventus, when assistant referees had still to struggle for everything (2012). For AFC, such times have not changed.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8MGSESC1wc

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    8. jules12 June 2024 at 01:21

      Sidenote: A FIFA Referee and a FiFA Assistant Referee not even wearing the shirts from the same Adidas Collection is quite something....

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    9. M12 June 2024 at 04:48

      @Mikael W,thanks but I speak for everybody that I share the same passion as you guys.

      Without you there is no this blog where we can share our opinions so thanks for this platform.

      Luckily,other youtube channels have full match and you can see foul here:
      https://youtu.be/t9AaHzZIc4Y?si=Muur1Q_Wmtqdj2lW

      Around 1:37:00.

      Also,possible VC in 90+7?

      I also watched Qatar vs India match and I have to say that India has every right to complain.

      But then again, foul from their player that happened in 58' is for sure in Europe RC.
      But there it's only a yellow.

      These days I have been watching plenty of African and Asian qualifiers.

      These matches made me realise how far ahead are CONMEBOL and especially UEFA with quality referees.

      Dirty fouls,tackles,talking,gestures,timewasting,it is beyond me what is allowed there and leniency is going as far as it can be pushed.

      Even Alberola Rojas would be ashamed. 😀

      Hopefully things will get better in the future.

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  60. Chefren11 June 2024 at 20:32

    Howard Webb is another observer at EURO with De Bleeckere.

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  61. matei1412 June 2024 at 13:18

    My predictions for MD1 were:

    GER-SCO: Turpin
    HUN-SUI: Dias
    ESP-CRO: Makkelie
    ITA-ALB: Zwayer
    POL-NED: Vincic
    SVN-DEN: Tello
    SRB-ENG: Gil Manzano
    ROU-UKR: Orsato
    BEL-SVK: Oliver
    AUT-FRA: Kovacs
    TUR-GEO: Scharer
    POR-CZE: Kruzliak

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  62. Euro Soccer Ref14 June 2024 at 12:30

    Highlights

    SWEITA (Minaković, Borović, Auger, Gaillouste)
    https://files.fm/u/5xhzrpz8vr

    POLSVK (Fuxman, Talis, Sokrátous, Andoníou)
    https://files.fm/u/4e4y9eu96u

    PORFRA (Gidzhenov, Mitrev, Skytte, Sundberg)
    https://files.fm/u/fbny2ne545

    ENGESP (Vergoote, Tiesters, Podaný, Petřík)
    https://files.fm/u/5znq44shtu

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