Monday, July 4, 2016

Praise for the ref? Surely a mistake (The Associated Press)

Referee Bjorn Kuipers shows a yellow card to Iceland's Birkir Bjarnason, left, after a foul on France's Olivier Giroud, on the ground, during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between France and Iceland, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Sunday, July 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

The referees' performances in the 48 games played so far in France have received top marks. Will it be England's Mark Clattenburg, Germany's Felix Brych or Hungary's Viktor Kassai, all of whom have turned in impressive performances? ''Mark Clattenburg must have a great chance of that huge honor of taking the Champions League final and a major international final in the same season, now that the rules allow you to do so,'' said former FIFA referee Kim Milton Nielsen, writing on the ''You are the Ref'' refereeing website.


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