Referee staff for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed

The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed 18 referees and their assistant referees to take duty for the 51 matches at UEFA EURO 2020.

The whole listing of chosen judges (in alphabetical order):

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Michael Oliver throughout a Premier League sport | Michael Regan / Getty Photographs

Felix Brych (Germany)Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain)Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)Ovidiu Alin Hategan (Romania)Sergei Karasev (Russia)Istvan Kovacs (Romania)Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain)Michael Oliver (England)Daniele Orsato (Italy)Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (Portugal)Daniel Siebert (Germany)Anthony Taylor (England)Clément Turpin (France)Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

As a part of an trade program throughout the framework of the cooperation settlement between UEFA and the South American Soccer Affiliation CONMEBOL, a South American referee will for the primary time ever be a part of the European group of referees and a European will journey to South America. . Argentine decide Fernando Rapallini and his assistants will be a part of chosen European judges for EURO 2020, whereas a Spanish judging panel led byJesus Gil Manzano will probably be a part of the chosen CONMEBOL judges for the Copa América 2021 in Argentina and Colombia.

“The trade of referees with CONMEBOL for our two flagship tournaments will enrich each competitions and can enhance the expertise for high referees,” mentioned UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin. “Europe and South America have a lot soccer high quality and custom, together with in referees. This trade is an important a part of our cooperation program, which helps us to enhance our competitions. ”

Felix Brych refereed the Champions League remaining 2017 | Martin Rose / Getty Photographs

“Amongst our everlasting objectives at CONMEBOL is to make our judges extra skilled and completely skilled for using technical instruments,” added CONMEBOL President Alejandro Domínguez. “We’re satisfied that cooperation with UEFA on this space will profit each federations. That is just the start. We are going to proceed to work to broaden and strengthen cooperation agreements with our associates at UEFA.”

Additionally for the primary time, a feminine official has been chosen for a EURO for males. Stéphanie Frappart (France), who has served in a number of matches in UEFA’s males’s membership and nationwide staff competitions this season, has been chosen as a help match * and can serve because the fourth official in matches with different colleagues in keeping with the connected full listing of match officers.

Every referee staff will include a referee, two assistant referees, a fourth official, a reserve assistant referee on the stadium and a staff of 4 officers for video matches. The complete referee staff is right here.

Stéphanie Frappart has judged World Cup qualifier ANP Sport / Getty Photographs

The preparation of officers for UEFA EURO 2020 will embrace a course for all referees, assistant referees and video match officers, which is able to happen in Istanbul, Turkey, from 10 to 13 Could.

Referees, assistant referees and assistant referees may have their base camp in Istanbul from June 7 till the top of the quarter-finals, after which the remaining match officers will transfer to London for the final three matches.