UEFA announces:

Strict referee line against EURO team managers

UEFA expects Ralf Rangnick and his 23 fellow coaches to behave in an exemplary manner on the touchline at the European Football Championship. Otherwise the European Championship coaches could face sanctions from the referees. "The players follow you, and if you are calm, the players will be calmer too," said head referee Roberto Rosetti in his presentation to the national coaches at the UEFA workshop for European Championship participants in Düsseldorf.

"We want to avoid unnecessary cards and protect the image of the game, so we will take a strong stance against bullying and clear differences of opinion," the Italian announced a strict line from the referees for the tournament from June 14 to July 14 in Germany. "We have to do something and we need you because you are super important to us," Rosetti told the coaches. Before the tournament, all teams will be informed about the guidelines by a referee expert from the association or - if possible - by a European Championship referee.

Course for referees before the European Championship
UEFA wants to name the European Championship referees by the end of April. The referees will move into their quarters in Frankfurt/Main before attending a special training course from May 13 to 16. The video referees will work from Leipzig at the tournament and, as Rosetti emphasized, should only intervene if the referees make clear mistakes.