Athletistic/Football. The head of the UEFA refereeing committee, Roberto Rosetti, announced an innovation that will be introduced during the 2024 European Championship.

It consists in the fact that the referees will explain their decisions to the team captains – players specially authorized to communicate with the referees.

“We want only the captain of the team who wishes to discuss a decision to have the opportunity to approach the referee. The captain has the responsibility to ensure that his teammates respect the referee, keep their distance and do not Any teammate who ignores their role as captain and/or approaches the referee with signs of disrespect or disagreement will obviously be shown a yellow card if the captain is the goalkeeper. goal, it will then be necessary to designate an outfield player who can fulfill this role in the event of an incident at the other end of the field,” quotes Rosetti on the UEFA website.

Euro 2024 will take place this summer in Germany.



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