Euro 2016: two English and one Frenchman among the 18 central referees appointed for the finals

England is the only country to have two referees appointed to officiate at the final tournament of Euro 2016, Martin Atkinson and Mark Clattenburg, according to the list published by UEFA on 15/12/2015. The Frenchman Clement Turpin will represent the host country as one of the 18 central referees of the competition.

Six referees selected for Euro 2016 were among the 12 designated officials for the 2012 editions (31 matches in total compared to 51 in 2016). The complete referee teams (with two assistant referees and two additional referees) will be announced in February 2016.

The 18 central referees for Euro 2016

• Martin Atkinson (England)
• Felix Brych (Germany)
• Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
• Mark Clattenburg (England)
• William Collum (Scotland)
• Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
• Hategan Ovidiu (Romania)
• Sergey Karasev (Russia)
• Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
• Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
• Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
• Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
• Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
• Svein Moen (Norway)
• Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
• Damir…