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Referees urged to aim high Tuesday 2 February 2021
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“Show us why you’re the best in the world” – the target set for Europe’s top men’s referees as they prepare for challenging assignments and seek a place in the UEFA EURO 2020 referee team.
Article top media content English referee Anthony Taylor (second left) and his team colleagues prepare for last September s UEFA Super Cup match in Budapest. UEFA via Getty Images
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The referees face a hectic domestic and international schedule, including appointments in the closing stages of this season’s UEFA Champions’ League and UEFA Europa League, as well as the start of the European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The latest UEFA winter advanced course for elite and first-category referees, held online owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, gave UEFA the opportunity to urge the referees to maintain the standards that have earned them res