Umut Meler will take command Englandthe round of 16 clash against Slovakia at the Euro 2024 tonight.
The 37-year-old Turkish referee, who was once a player FIFAA listed official since 2017 and member of the UEFA Elite group for two years, he was the central man in Belgium’s game against Slovakia and in Poland’s group stage clash with Austria.
Meler returned to refereeing this year despite being attacked and hospitalized by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca after a game in the Turkish Super Lig in December 2023. He suffered a facial fracture and bleeding from his eye, but no permanent damage.
Meler took charge of Liverpool’s Europa League first-leg clash against Atalanta in April. Euro 2024 is his first major international tournament.
See the full official refereeing team for England vs Slovakia below:
Judge: Umut Meler (TUR)
Assistant Referees: Emre Eyisoy (TUR) and Kerem Ersoy (TUR)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (Germany)
VAR Assistant 1: Christian Dingert (Germany)
VAR Assistant 2: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Fourth officer: Rade Obrenovic (SVN)
What TV channel is it on?
England v Slovakia will be shown on ITV1 with coverage from 3.30pm. The match can also be streamed live online via the ITVX platform and app. You can find a full list of which channel it is showing each match here.
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