2024-25 UEFA Nations League. Please find below the appointments for MD5.
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| Radu Petrescu ROU in charge of Belgium - Italy |
League B, Group 3
16:00 CET - Almaty (Almaty Ortalyq stadion)
KAZAKHSTAN - AUSTRIA
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Ovidiu Artene ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Imre Laszlo Bucsi ROU
Fourth Official: Rareș George Vidican ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Constantin Sebastian Colțescu ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavle Radovanović MNE
UEFA Delegate: Georges Lüchinger LIE
League C, Group 4
18:00 CET - Yerevan (Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht)
ARMENIA - FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Spyrídon Zambalás GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Spyrídon Zambalás GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT
UEFA Delegate: Josip Tomaško CRO
Friendly Match
19:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (National Stadium)
MALTA - LIECHTENSTEIN
Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Alexandre Martins da Costa Felisberto POR
Fourth Official: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT
League A, Group 2
20:45 CET - Saint-Denis (Stade de France)
FRANCE - ISRAEL
Referee: Tobias Stieler GERAssistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD
League A, Group 2
20:45 CET - Brussels (Koning Boudewijnstadion)
BELGIUM - ITALY
Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN
UEFA Delegate: Alojzije Šupraha CRO
League B, Group 2
20:45 CET - Dublin (Aviva Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - FINLAND
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp GER
Fourth Official: Christian Dingert GERVideo Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Sascha Amhof SUI
UEFA Delegate: Mirosław Ryszka POL
League B, Group 2
20:45 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")
GREECE - ENGLAND
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Cortus GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN
UEFA Delegate: Jacques Antenen SUI
League B, Group 3
20:45 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
SLOVENIA - NORWAY
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Jens Futterknecht GER
League C, Group 4
20:45 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna arena “Todor Proeski”)
NORTH MACEDONIA - LATVIA
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Irakli Kvirikashvili GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO
UEFA Delegate: Sergiu Lisnic MDA
Friday 15 November 2024
League C, Group 2
18:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS - LITHUANIA
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Lekov BUL
League A, Group 1
20:45 CET - Glasgow (Hampden Park)
SCOTLAND - CROATIA
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni ISRFourth Official: Gal Leibovitz ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Ziv Adler ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eli Hacmon ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack LUX
League A, Group 1
20:45 CET - Porto (Estádio do Dragão)
PORTUGAL - POLAND
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Donatas Šimenas LTU
UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA
UEFA Delegate: Michael Foster ENG
League A, Group 4
20:45 CET - Copenhagen (Parken)
DENMARK - SPAIN
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Dejan Balažič SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrković SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO
UEFA Delegate: Hristo Zapryanov BUL
League A, Group 4
20:45 CET - Zurich (Stadion Letzigrund)
SWITZERLAND - SERBIA
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eric Wattellier FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL
League C, Group 2
20:45 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
ROMANIA - KOSOVO
Referee: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Lasse Læbel Graagaard DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE
League C, Group 3
20:45 CET - Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
LUXEMBOURG - BULGARIA
Referee: Juri Frischer EST
Assistant Referee 1: Veiko Mõtsnik EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga EST
Fourth Official: Kristo Külljastinen EST
Video Assistant Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR
UEFA Delegate: Veiko Soo EST
League C, Group 3
20:45 CET - Belfast (National Football Stadium at Windsor Park)
NORTHERN IRELAND - BELARUS
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Miguel Martins Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Miguel Almeida da Mota POR
Fourth Official: Ricardo Jorge Antunes Roque Baixinho POR
Video Assistant Referee: Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Catarina Isabel Ferreira de Campos POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó HUN
League D, Group 1
20:45 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO - GIBRALTAR
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Vedran Ðurak CRO
Fourth Official: Tihomir Pejin CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Niklas á Líðarenda FRO
UEFA Delegate: Zgjim Sojeva KOS
Saturday 16 November 2024
League C, Group 1
15:00 CET - Qəbələ (Qəbələ Şəhər Stadionu)
AZERBAIJAN - ESTONIA
Referee: John Beaton SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie SCO
Fourth Official: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB
UEFA Delegate: Ewa Gajewska POL
League B, Group 1
18:00 CET - Batumi (AdjaraBet Arena)
GEORGIA - UKRAINE
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Victor Marius Radu ROU
League B, Group 4
18:00 CET - Nikšić (Gradski stadion Nikšić)
MONTENEGRO - ICELAND
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL
UEFA Delegate: Radenko Mijatovič SVN
League B, Group 4
18:00 CET - Kayseri (RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadyumu)
TÜRKİYE - WALES
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN
UEFA Delegate: Eugène Westerink NED
League D, Group 2
18:00 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional d’Andorra)
ANDORRA - MOLDOVA
Referee: Bolat Sariev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Labaşov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Iurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Fourth Official: Aidyn Tasybaev KAZ
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN
UEFA Delegate: Scilla Gennaro ITA
League A, Group 3
20:45 CET - Freiburg im Breisgau (Europa-Park Stadion)
GERMANY - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meïndanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Vasílios Nikolakákis GRE
Fourth Official: Fótios Polychrónis GRE
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Meßner AUT
UEFA Delegate: Fernand Meese BEL
League A, Group 3
20:45 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
NETHERLANDS - HUNGARY
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Calum Murray SCO
UEFA Delegate: Andrey Medintsev BUL
League B, Group 1
20:45 CET - Tirana (Air Albania Stadium)
ALBANIA - CZECHIA
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Johannes von Mandach SUI
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: Björn Fecker GER
League C, Group 1
20:45 CET - Solna (Strawberry Arena)
SWEDEN - SLOVAKIA
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson ISL
UEFA Delegate: Roxana Berceanu ROU
France - Israel: missing / late appointment due to the incidents in Ajax - Maccabi Tel Aviv and then more focus on this game? But how could this influence the appointment? Very likely it should be for something out of the field and not involving referee, in case (rather, the UEFA delegate). Or maybe just a coincidence that exactly this one with Israel is missing, but it can be for other reasons...
ReplyDeleteKAZAKHSTAN - AUSTRIA
ReplyDeleteVAR: Sebastian Colțescu
AVAR: Szabolcs Kovacs
BELGIUM - ITALY
VAR: Cătălin Popa
AVAR: Andrei Chivulete
(from the FRF website)
OT: just read in the (Dutch) news that Faruk Koca, the Turkish (ex) chairman of Ankaragücü, who attacked Halil Umut Meler some time ago after a match, has been sentenced to prison for approximately 3.5 years.
ReplyDelete(https://nos.nl/artikel/2544096-turkse-voetbalbaas-ruim-drie-jaar-de-cel-in-na-neerslaan-scheidsrechter)
Tobias Stieler for France-Israel
ReplyDeleteWow! A video on X of David Coote speaking about his dislike of Jurgen Klopp, clearly an old video which has now been posted a few years later. It may be just a lookalike, but I met Coote on my referee course in 2017 and he sounds like he does in the video, so now a massive decision for Howard Webb to make and something he absolutely must address publicly
ReplyDeleteHere : https://x.com/Josh97LFC/status/1855968991119872392
DeleteIRLFIN
ReplyDeleteFourth Official: Christian Dingert GER
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Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
Seems like a replacement then, Stieler already did France against Belgium in September
DeleteYes, should be a replacement.
DeleteI doubt the Refcom appointed a Elite referee on beforehand. Probably a Cat2/Cat1. Game was not expected to be challenging on the pitch itself, the French team so much stronger and playing at home. It seemed a good opportunity for a young referee (from a smaller country) to gain a nice experience at Stade de France.
However, now with increased media attention and focus, 3000 cops and acte de présence of the French president, UEFA didn’t want to take a risk? Or thought the initial appointed referee wasn’t ready for it? What happened in Amsterdam is serious sh*t
Good arguments Ref88. If committee switched from a less experienced referee to Stieler, that should be the reason. We saw all the appointments for Israeli clubs and national team so far, I think the difficulty of the game doesn't matter, easy win by France expected...
DeleteBREAKING NEWS
ReplyDeleteEnglish referee and FIFA VMO David Coote has been suspended by PGMOL after a video surfaced on him calling Liverpool sh*t and Jürgen Klopp a c*nt on social media:
PGMOL statement:
David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation. PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete.
The video(s):
https://x.com/Josh97LFC/status/1855968991119872392
We can never know with AI and so on nowadays, but it certainly doesn't look good for him I would say. Especially since he's refereed Liverpool multiple times before and after that video was allegedly made
DeleteSo far, Klopp has not commented on the matter, but I believe that legal measures will be taken by the German coach due to Coote's statements.
DeleteWell the video of David Coote not sure when it was filmed but he suggests he has a grudge against Jurgen Klopp after lockdown, he was involved in huge controversy as a VAR in Everton vs Liverpool earlier the following season where he didn't even check for a red card for Pickford's knee high tackle on Van Dijk and controversially ruled out a last minute liverpool winning goal.
ReplyDeleteWhile I think the specific comments about Liverpool and Klopp will be the most sensational aspect of this, I imagine the actual investigation will focus more on Coote's state of mind and how he allowed himself to be in a situation where such a recording was possible and such rhetoric freely flowed from him.
DeleteDon't get me wrong, the content of the remarks are enough to be very problematic for the PGMOL overall and very harmful to Coote's ability to be assigned to any match with implications for Liverpool. But the associated behavior might be what actually sinks him as a top-flight official overall.
The whole Coote affair can be summed up in a short thought.
DeleteOnly important thing to check if the video is real and not artificially created.
If true, in all cases, then it must be the end of career.
Obviously unacceptable what he says in the video.
Even if perhaps drunk, not mentally present or something else, the fault of being recorded in that video is atrocious for a referee at this level.
Shocking and not a little. There is no forgiveness in these cases, because it is impossible to return to refereeing, especially following the implications with the team mentioned, which obviously can't be deleted of modified.
My only hope is that the video is all fake, otherwise it is one of the worst pages ever.
Also he was VAR in the Arsenal vs Liverpool game last season when Odegaard's blatant handball wasn't punished
ReplyDeleteSrdjan Jovanovic failed fitness tests again due to injury. I dont know why he dont take break and recover.. Even when he ref in league you can see him strugling..
ReplyDeleteRosetti to observe Rumsas in Portugal - Poland.
ReplyDeleteIt's the key game for the Lithuanian, looking for promotion to Elite category. One could even say that he already did enough to get it in the years, but this looks to be definitely the last step.
Oliver with only Gillett as VAR at moment no AVAR appointment.
Very easy to think that Coote was in a role of the two in the VAR room and then now to be replaced...
Scotland-Croatia
ReplyDeleteVideo Assistant Referee: Ziv Adler ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eli Hacmon ISR
Source: Grinfeeld's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCQ_m40IwRB/
And also, Peter Bankes confirmed as AVAR in SVNNOR
DeleteWhat is your view of appointing Petrescu for that match, as Cheferin as a observer;
ReplyDeleteKrogh Hansen with Mikulski (who usually observe Elite referees) ?
Any other interesting appointment for you?
Darko Čeferin was a Slovenian FIFA referee and is in no way related to the UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin
DeleteAnother strong appointment for Petrescu after his recent CL and EL games. Looks like he is on a good path towards Elite, but maybe Fesnic also getting good games and being much younger is a problem.
DeleteKrogh is a normal appointment, I think. Top game of the group, but only league C, so it fits his current status, I think.
Obrenovic also has to be seen as strong Elite candidate with this appointment (+ 2 CL games already).
Sidiropoulos only in league C again and without CL game, should be a candidate for demotion.
Turpin is back in action.
ReplyDeleteShould get a big game in MD5.
Could be Liverpool vs Real Madrid.
Rosetti wants to see Rumsas in a one-side game really huh..If he really is allegedly ready to move up to the elite, why should a game like this be the final test? It makes no sense... And btw who is also in this situation of allegedly going up to the elite only lacking the final tests??
ReplyDeleteWell, Portugal - Poland is not that one-sided game, honestly. Maybe Poland not in the best moment, but still a nice clash and in my opinion open to any outcome.
DeleteWe will see, important to watch this one with the Lithuanian involved.
In my opinion at moment he should be listed as nr. 1 in a "supposed" ranking of the Category 1 referees fighting for a promotion. In recent years, hehas been definitely the one more in focus and the one who achieved more.
Trust me its a one-side game for sure 100% and imo nobody knows what Rosetti wants for this game in fact not even him himself knows what he wants.There were far more difficult games Rosetti could appoint him to ( if it is to be is final test - game of his life allegations ) - than this one at least prove me right in this point ...
DeleteNo spanish referees again?
ReplyDeleteTürkiye-Wales, Munuera...
DeleteNetherlands-Hungary, Gil Manzano
DeleteSpanish referees are back, and it's interesting we see again Martinez Munuera after this game in CL. Of course this time without his brother, but with different assistant referees. Most of the mistakes were about offside for sure, but his performance as referee was not the best one!
ReplyDeleteScharer back after the mistake in Champions League, it will be interesting to see whether San will be confirmed as VAR. I think so, it was just one mistake, even if very big and without explanations.
Decent assignment for Balakin in Sweden, at least it seems now he is following a path and he can get more interesting games in future.
The rest, quite normal appointments, apart from Fotias in Greece, this one must be mentioned and if possible also watched. Feeling is that they are looking now for the new nr.1 from that country, after Sidiropoulos will leave the scene. We saw even Elite referees in past assigned to a clash like the one in Freiburg, but to me in recent times Bosnian national team lost most of their talent.
Last comments about the VAR: Kristo Tohver after having announced his semi-retirement will be VAR, possible that now the focus will be on other Estonian referees and I'm really sorry if he couln't reach more, like the Champions League debut. Moreover, some words must be said again on Bebek... defining his career as strange is maybe not enough. In both field and VAR it seems he reached the top for a while, but then suddenly something changed. From a quite trusted and experienced UEFA VAR now it seems as his role is over again, but, like it was for the field duties, he hasn't "fully" retired and he is still there, working only as AVAR. Very, very particular. He was never stable in his career, but in terms of experience and years of UEFA games, it's rare if not almost impossible to find similar names. A case maybe to be studied, the first regret is that he could have achieved absolutely more. And yes, all the troubles with Crotian referees in recent time in domestic league, surely didn't help him in keeping a reputation and solid assignments in UEFA...
There has been no demotion during more years from Elite, only referees who has stopped the careers!
ReplyDeleteKrogh at Romania vs Kosovo is a very risky choice, for two reasons:
ReplyDelete1) He refereed Steaua Bucharest vs Sparta Prague in UCL preliminary rounds this season and his performance was heavily criticized by Romanian sport outlets. Krogh took several decision in favor of the away team in that game (team which lined up two Danish players and also has Danish coach). Some of the controversial decisions in that game:
29' - possible missed pen for FCSB + 2YC awareded for dissent: https://youtu.be/t7RHZnyqEG4?si=nhPwmYDKpfMIYk5k&t=221
50' - clear 2nd YC missed for Preciado (Sparta). Even their coach realized it should have been a RC and replaced the player after two minutes:
https://youtu.be/t7RHZnyqEG4?si=PNUEU2F6OGWMXBo4
2) Romania is one of the few countries that doesn't recognize Kosovo. Relations between them are very tense, and the game played in Bucharest in 2023 was stopped for almost one hour, because the Romanian ultras showed a banner saying "Kosovo is Serbia". Also at the game played in September in this Nations League group in Pristina, Kosovo fans had a savage behavior, booing and whistling the Romanian national anthem, throwing with bottles towards the bench and invading the pitch three times in the 2nd half.
The 50,000 tickets for this game were sold out in less than 3 days, and a win for Romania can guarantee them a place in the WC 2026 play-offs through the Nations League path, so the game it is expected to be played in a volcanic atmosphere, for which I have big doubts that Morten Krogh is the right choice.
British sensationalist tabloid The Sun has published a bombshell report about David Coote, including a video that (reportedly) shows the man snorting cocaine in his hotel room in Frankfurt the day after GERESP match in EURO 2024 (!)
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/31689845/premier-league-ref-david-coote-snorts-white-powder/
https://talksport.com/football/2264693/premier-league-david-coote-new-video-referee/
DeleteAre officials drug tested?
He was not part of the GERESP VAR team.
DeleteAnd the VARs were staying in Leipzig, not in Frankfurt, during the EURO as far as I know.
Jesus...
DeletePossible that there were some VARs working as "back up" from the stadium (in case of connection issues from Leipzig), I heard that in past. Not officially published in the appointments by UEFA.
DeleteThat would explain why Coote, in case, if it's him in the video, was there on that day and not from the VAR Room in Leipzig.
BTW let me say it's shocking to publish such stuff.
Coote was AVAR1 in Portugal-France, played on 5 July in Hamburg, Michael Oliver was referee. Same day as Spain-Germany, 3 hours later.
DeleteIt seems as now they have modified the text in the article by The Sun, adding new information
DeleteThink about UEFA, too. One of their (VAR) referees managed to smuggle coke into the referees hotel/HQ in a big tournament. It's a very serious security breach in my book.
DeleteCoote attended U17 WC in Indonesia last year as VAR, had he tried to get or smuggle cocaine there he'd have faced the death penalty.
I'm sorry, but according to the press videos, it's not possible to formally identify Coote in this video. I think he can benefit from the doubt.
Deletehttps://x.com/thetimes/status/1856865106162061324?t=OIz1qdgkv7rokC13WM_SbQ&s=19
DeleteUEFA has suspended Coote