Trukish referee Umut Meler will take charge of first round of 16 match of Euro 2024 between England vs Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.
He has been FIFA listed since 2017 and a member of the UEFA Elite since 2022.
In December 2023, Meler was hospitalised after being attacked at the end of a Super Lig match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor, an incident that led to a week-long suspension of all Turkish league football.
He will be joined by fellow countrymen Emre Eyisoy and Kerem Ersoy as the assistant referees.
Germany’s Marco Fritz will be the VAR referee.
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Complete list of match officials
Referee: Umut Meler (TUR)
Assistant referees: Emre Eyisoy (TUR) and Kerem Ersoy (TUR)
Video Assistant referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Christian Dingert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Fourth official: Rade Obrenovic (SVN)
Content Source: sportstar.thehindu.com