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FOR the first time ever a female official has been selected for a men’s European Championships.France’s Stephanie Frappart has been selected as a support match official, and will act as a fourth official and reserve referee in case of an injury.
Stephanie Frappert is making history at Euro 2020
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Frappart also made history last December by become the first female to referee a men’s Champions League game.
She officiated the Group G clash between Juventus and Dynamo Kiev in Turin.
Frappert lining up before officiating Juventus vs Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League

The 37-year-old was also in the middle for the 2019 Super Cup between Chelsea and Liverpool, as well as the women’s World Cup final in the same year.
In October 2020 Frappert refereed her first Europa League game – overseeing Leicester’s game with Zorya Luhansk.
Frappert officiated the 2019 Super Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool that the Reds won 5-4 on penalties.
Frappert showed three yellow cards in the UEFA Super Cup game between Chelsea and Liverpool
Frappart has reffed sixteen times this season in the French Ligue 1, showing 62 yellows at an average of 3.88 per game.
She has sent off just one player in the league this season.

Who is Stephanie Frappart?

Born – Herblay, France
Age – 37 years old
Debut – 2011, French men’s third tier
April 2019 – First female referee in Ligue 1
December 2020 – First female referee in the Champions League
June 2021 – First female referee at a men’s major tournament

Stephanie Frappart poses with her medal after refereeing the 2019 UEFA Super Cup

After officiating the 2019 Super Cup between Chelsea and Liverpool Frappart told CNN:
“It was a pretty special feeling when you walked out in the stadium and the crowd were actually cheering for us, I’ve never experienced that and in such a big, big match.
“In the warm-up I looked around and I was like, the other teams aren’t here so they have to be cheering for us.”
“When you looked up at the crowd, I normally don’t engage with the crowd, they were looking at us and a few were waving and giving us thumbs up and congratulations. I thought that was pretty special.”
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THE Euros has been designed to keep as many teams in the tournament as possible and the excitement flowing.And after last year’s delay, it’s finally going to go ahead.
Portugal didn’t win a single group stage game back in 2016, but qualified for the knockout stages as one of the best 3rd placed teams and went on to shock France in the finalCredit: GETTY IMAGES
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According to reports, Euros matches at Wembley are likely to be at full capacity.
Wembley could be a full house for when England meet Scotland in the group stages on 18 June.
Does Euro 2020 have a third-fourth place playoff in the group stages?
No. Euro 2020 does not have a third-fourth place playoff in the group stages of the competition.
And this is largely due to the procedures Uefa follow in order to rank teams as the group stages progress.
All of the qualified 24 teams are split up into six groups of four, and the top two qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament.
Four of the best 3rd placed teams will join them in the next stage as well.
However, in the event of two or more teams finishing level on points, goal difference will decide who finishes higher up in the table.
And if goal difference cannot separate the two or more sides, Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams will decide.
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Italy back at Euro 2016 is a good example of how it works.
The Azzurri finished level on points and goal difference with their continental neighbours, Belgium, in group E.
But it was Italy who topped the group due to their 2-0 win over the Red Devils.
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EURO 2020 is almost here and the TV games have been announced.ITV and BBC have revealed which England matches they will be showing, plus all other fixtures.
Harry Kane will be looking to lead England to Euro 2020 gloryCredit: Reuters
Wales will be in action first of the home nations with their game against Switzerland in BakuCredit: AFP or licensors
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The Three Lions have been drawn with Czech Republic, Croatia and Scotland, while Wales face Turkey, Italy and Switzerland.
Which Euro 2020 games are on ITV and BBC?
11th June: Turkey vs Italy (8pm) – Rome – BBC
12th June: Wales vs Switzerland (2pm) – Baku – BBC
12th June: Denmark vs Finland (5pm) – Copenhagen – BBC
12th June: Belgium vs Russia (8pm) – St Petersburg – ITV
13th June: England vs Croatia (2pm) – Wembley – BBC
13th June: Austria vs North Macedonia (5pm) – Bucharest – ITV
13th June: Netherlands vs Ukraine (8pm) – Amsterdam – ITV
14th June: Scotland vs Czech Republic (2pm) – Glasgow – BBC
14th June: Poland vs Slovakia (5pm) – St Petersburg – ITV
14th June: Spain vs Sweden (8pm) – Seville – BBC
15th June: Hungary vs Portugal (5pm) – Budapest – ITV
15th June: France vs Germany (8pm) – Munich – ITV
16th June: Finland vs Russia (2pm) – St Petersburg – BBC
16th June: Turkey vs Wales (5pm) – Baku – BBC
16th June: Italy vs Switzerland (8pm) – Rome – ITV
17th June: Ukraine vs North Macedonia (2pm) – Bucharest – ITV

17th June: Denmark vs Belgium (5pm) – Copenhagen – ITV
17th June: Netherlands vs Austria (8pm) – Amsterdam – BBC
18th June: Sweden vs Slovakia (2pm) – St Petersburg – BBC
18th June: Croatia vs Czech Republic (5pm) – Glasgow – BBC
18th June: England vs Scotland (8pm) – Wembley – ITV
19th June: Hungary vs France (2pm) – Budapest – BBC
19th June: Portugal vs Germany (2pm) – Munich – ITV
19th June: Spain vs Poland (8pm) – Seville – BBC
20th June: Italy vs Wales (5pm) – Rome – ITV 
20th June: Switzerland vs Turkey (5pm) – Baku – ITV
21st June: North Macedonia vs Netherlands (5pm) – Amsterdam – ITV
21st June: Ukraine vs Austria (5pm) – Bucharest – ITV
21st June: Russia vs Denmark (8pm) – Copenhagen – BBC
21st June: Finland vs Belgium (8pm) – St Petersburg – BBC
22nd June: Czech Republic vs England (8pm) – Wembley – ITV
22nd June: Croatia vs Play-Off Winner C (8pm) – Glasgow – ITV
23rd June: Slovakia vs Spain (5pm) – Seville – ITV
23rd June: Sweden vs Poland (5pm) – St Petersburg – ITV
23rd June: Germany vs Hungary (8pm) – Munich – BBC
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ONE of the quirks of this year’s already-disrupted European Championships is the addition of a referee from ARGENTINA.An exchange programme between Uefa and the South American Football Federation (Conmebol) will see Argentinian referee Fernando Rapallini and his team join the European group of referees for Euro 2020.
Fernando Rapallini has been a FIFA referee since 2014
Fernando Rapallini showed 111 yellow cards in just sixteen league games last season
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The 43-year-old Rapallini is certainly not card shy – he averaged a whopping 6.81 yellows per game in sixteen fixtures during last season’s Argentinian Primera Division season.
He’s also shown FIVE red cards in those sixteen league games, as well as thirty-eight yellows and TEN reds in just six games in the Copa Libertadores.
The referee exchange programme between Uefa and Conmebol also sees Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano and his team head to Argentina and Colombia to officiate in the 2021 Copa America.
Manzano once refereed a game between Barcelona and Girona in La Liga in which Lionel Messi refused to shake his hand after the final whistle.
Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano will officiate in the 2021 Copa America

Who are the referees at Euro 2020?

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)
Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Michael Oliver (England)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (Portugal)
Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Anthony Taylor (England)
Clément Turpin (France)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

A select group of Europe’s eighteen finest officials, plus Argentinian Fernando Rapallini, will be the men in the middle when the tournament gets underway on June 11.
All Euro 2020 officials underwent a course in Istanbul from May 10-13 to prepare for this summer’s tournament.
The Turkish city will also be the base for all officials until the semi-finals which will see the remaining officials move to London.

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Stephanie Frappart has experience in both club and national men’s football this season
Also for the first time ever a female official has been selected for a mens European Championships.
France’s Stéphanie Frappart has been selected as a support match official, and will act as a fourth official and reserve referee in case of an injury.
Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor are the two English referees who have been chosen to officiate during Euro 2020 which kicks off on June 11 with Turkey vs Italy.
Michael Oliver was in charge of the 2021 FA Cup final between Chelsea and Leicester City
Anthony Taylor refereed the 2020 UEFA Super Cup between Bayern Munich and Sevilla More

EURO 2020 group stages are coming to a close and the race to reach the knockout stages is heating up.The top two teams from the six groups will go through to the knockout stages of the competition.
The final positions in the Euro 2020 group stages could be confusingCredit: Getty
Despite finishing 3rd in group F, behind Hungary and Iceland, Portugal progressed into the knockout stages as one of the best 3rd placed teams and they went all the way to win the competitionCredit: GETTY IMAGES
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And they will be joined by four of the best third-placed teams.
But what happens if two or more teams are level on points, goal difference and goals scored in the group stage?
What happens if teams are level on points, goal difference and goals scored in group stage?
As per Uefa’s article 20, if two or more teams finish the group stages level on points, the head-to-head record will decide where the teams are placed.
This system is used in all Uefa competitions, including the Champions League and the Europa League.
The procedures to determine ranking are as followed:

Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches between tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams.

If, after following the criteria above, the teams are still level, the next stage of the process takes the whole group into account.
The process is as followed:

Superior goal difference in all matches;
Higher number of goals scored in all group stage matches;
Highest number of wins in all group stages.

And if you still can’t separate the teams tied, the process turns its attention towards the team’s disciplinary record in the group stages.
A red card is scored as three points, a yellow card is scored as one and two yellow cards in one match count as three points.
The last resort is separating the two teams based on their overall European Qualifiers ranking.
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The final procedures for separating teams:

Lower disciplinary points total determined by the number of cards picked up in the group stages (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points, 2 yellow cards in one game = 3 points);
Position in overall European Qualifiers rankings.

The last time we saw two tied team’s positions decided was back in 2018 when Senegal were surely knocked out of the World Cup by Fair Play points for picking up more cards than Japan.
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