UEFA EURO Analysis: Björn Kuipers performance in Italy vs. England final

Björn Kuipers received widespread praise for his handling of the tournament showpiece - and rightly so. The Dutch referee undoubtedly made a positive contribution to the game, delivering a very good performance. Our final technical post follows!

UEFA EURO Analysis: Danny Makkelie's performance in England vs. Denmark

Harry Kane's conversion of his saved extra time spot-kick proved decisive in determining the victor of the second EURO semifinal; the context of Danny Makkelie's penalty call was the most extreme of the whole tournament. A deeper look at the merits of it, and the Dutch referee's performance as a whole, in this post. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Felix Brych's performance in Italy vs. Spain

Felix Brych fulfilled the brief - the German referee realised a good performance in the first EURO semifinal, in one of the tournament's most challenging games; much to analyse on a technical level! This posts attempts to do that.  

UEFA EURO Analysis: Quarterfinals (ESPSUI, BELITA, CZEDEN, UKRENG)

Short reports on how the match officials got on in controlling the quartet of matches in the last eight round of UEFA EURO 2020. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Round of Sixteen no.III (CROESP, FRASUI)

Two simply epic matches - what a thrilling day of action at this tournament! Nearly double the amount of goals as bookings; both respective refs contributed to that with successful officiating performances, with one of them being quite outstanding. This post follows. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Round of Sixteen no.IV (ENGGER, UKRSWE)

A quieter day than the one which preceded it. Danny Makkelie handled the round's marquee tie assuredly, and Daniele Orsato ended his tournament in a satisfying way. A look back on Tuesday in this post. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Round of Sixteen no.II (BELPOR, NEDCZE)

While Felix Brych's performance in the night game might not have been widely controversial in the media, it is an extremely interesting one for us to assess in refereeing. An attempt to do exactly that in this post, in addition to looking back at the other match on Sunday. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Round of Sixteen no.I (ITAAUT, WALDEN)

The initiation of the knockout stage on Saturday saw not only an increase in the scrutiny on the referees increase, but the difficulty of their respective matches too. Daniel Siebert and Anthony Taylor were up to the task though - a look back at their matches in this post. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Thirteen (SVKESP, GERHUN, SWEPOL)

It wasn't unlucky number thirteen for all the referees - two of the darker horses performed very well on important games, while candidate number one for the final emerged from a potentially tricky encounter ultimately unscathed. Full analysis in this prose-format post. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Antonio Mateu Lahoz's performance in PORFRA

A EURO-record three penalties were given by Antonio Mateu Lahoz in the most controversy match so far. While the two-each draw was enough to see both Portugal and France advance, the Spanish referee might be in more difficulty. This post explains why. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Twelve (CROSCO, CZEENG)

Relatively quiet finish to Group B for appointed referees. While one of the Hispanic-Lusitanic duo in charge respectively recommended himself for higher tasks, the other probably now handled his final game of the competition. Full remarks in this prose post. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Eleven (MKDNED, FINBEL, UKRAUT)

Russia - Denmark was by quite some distance the most challenging match to officiate on the competition's second Tuesday. István Kovács, Felix Brych and Cüneyt Çakır all delivered expected level performances in the other games - reviewed in this post. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Clément Turpin's performance in RUSDEN

Yesterday evening's dramatic game between Russia and Denmark handled by Clément Turpin gave us the most widely discussed performance of UEFA EURO 2020 so far. This post takes a close look at how the Frenchman got on in a remarkable tie.  

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Ten (ITAWAL, SUITUR)

The first straight red card of the tournament was given in Rome, and the other game was a rematch of the Battle of Istanbul. A closer look at both refereeing performances which closed Group A. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Nine (HUNFRA, PORGER, ESPPOL)

The last day of EURO action with three matches delivered us two good performances by the two English referees, and an Italian in quite choppy Sevillian waters. A close look at all how the trio of games were officiated. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Eight (SWESVK, CROCZE, ENGSCO)

A day decided by three penalty area decisions - Daniel Siebert instantly pointed to the spot, Carlos del Cerro Grande did too after an on-field review; Antonio Mateu Lahoz said no however in the British derby. Let's look deeper at them, and the wider performances, in this post. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Seven (UKRMKD, DENBEL, NEDAUT)

The first two on-field reviews of this tournament occurred on the same day and our guest trio from CONMEBOL took charge of their first match, as we reached halfway through the group stage. How did the officials get on? This post takes a closer look. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Six (FINRUS, TURWAL, ITASUI)

The first matches in the second round of group stage matches offered no change in the general narrative of this EURO's officiating - good performances in not too-challenging games. Full breakdown of what happened in this post. 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Five (HUNPOR, FRAGER)

A great day of EURO action! Both Cüneyt Çakır and Carlos del Cerro Grande's respective teams contributed to that with good, expected-level pieces of officiating - performances we will look deeper into during this post. 

 

UEFA EURO Analysis: Day Four (SCOCZE, POLSVK, ESPSWE)

More good days for UEFA - three successful officiating performances on the first full weekday of competition; after eight matches without a red card, Grzegorz Krychowiak became the first player ejected. Thoughts on that decision and the rest of the matches in this post.