Referee Anthony Taylor and VAR Stuart Attwell – the 2 officers on the centre of the Nottingham Forest storm – have been chosen to officiate at Euro 2024 this summer season.
UEFA have confirmed their listing of officers for the match, with different English representatives together with referee Michael Oliver and VAR David Coote.
The information follows the fallout from Forest’s loss at Everton through which they had been denied three penalties, with the membership tweeting afterwards that that they had warned the PGMOL that Attwell is a Luton fan. That suggestion of bias has led to an FA investigation.
The PGMOL have resisted taking Attwell out of the firing line as he’ll referee Fulham versus Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage this Saturday.
Refereeing at a world match is the best honour for an official, with UEFA confirming the names of 18 referees, their assistants, and the VARs.
Anthony Taylor (pictured) was the on-field referee that turned down three penalty appeals by Nottingham Forest in opposition to Everton, however he has now been chosen to referee at Euro 2024
Stuart Attwell (pictured) was the VAR and didn’t overturn the choices, resulting in Forest complaining that he’s a Luton fan, however he may even officiate at Euro 2024
Nottingham Forest had been livid with the performances of Taylor and Attwell on Sunday, and the membership took to social media to verify that they might ‘discover their choices’
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Roberto Rosetti, UEFA managing director of refereeing, mentioned: ‘All chosen referees have carried out persistently to the best requirements in UEFA’s high competitions, and likewise of their home competitions.
‘They’ve ready exceptionally properly to be on this place and we’ve full confidence in them to point out their high quality on the closing match.’
The preparation for Euro 2024 will embody a course for the entire chosen officers which is able to happen in Frankfurt, Germany, in mid-Could. Referees will probably be based mostly in Frankfurt for the match, whereas VARs are set to remain in Leipzig.
