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Urs Meier relates to Joubert rumpus

Football referee Urs Meier understands what under-pressure South African rugby referee Craig Joubert is going through. After all, he had to go into hiding away from his family for 10 days and had security guards protecting his workplace after a decision that cost England in Euro 2004.

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Mourinho 'enemy of football' - UEFA boss

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Top ref Frisk quits after threats

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Chelsea win, Gunners draw and Celtic lose

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Inter score fifth goal at Valencia

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De Jong strikes late for PSV

Panathinaikos level for second time

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Inter strike for fourth time

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Celtic go three behind

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Inter go two ahead again

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Henry regains lead for Gunners

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Valencia get a goal back

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Greeks level with Arsenal

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Celtic trail by two

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Celtic go behind

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Double strike gives Inter lead over Valencia

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Chelsea, Arsenal lead and Celtic level at break

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Chelsea score late second

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Norwegians level with PSV

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Werder Bremen equalise

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PSG double lead over Porto

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Shevchenko gives AC Milan lead over Barca

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Porto trail to PSG

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PSV and Anderlecht both take leads

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Arsenal lead through Ljungberg

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Terry opens scoring for Chelsea

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Bridge and Smertin start for Chelsea

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Rehhagel plays down referee fears

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel insisted Portugal should have no concerns that his German compatriot Markus Merk, a friend since his teenage years, is refereeing the Euro 2004 final.

Fri, 02 Jul, 2004

Big Phil unfazed by Figo sulk

Big PHIL Scolari, the martinet who is seeking to add the European Championship to the World Cuphe won with Brazil two years ago, imperiously swept aside suggestions that he had offended one of the world’s great players when he substituted Luis Figo in the second half of their quarter-final with England in Lisbon.

Wed, 30 Jun, 2004

Beckham portrait defaced

A photographic portrait of England captain David Beckham which features in an exhibition of pictures of the world’s greatest living footballers has been defaced, it emerged today.

Tue, 29 Jun, 2004

Merk backs Meier

Euro 2004 final referee Markus Merk has lambasted the way his fellow official Urs Meier has been treated by sections of the English press for his decision to chalk off Sol Campbell’s “goal” in the quarter-final with Portugal last Thursday.

Tue, 29 Jun, 2004

UEFA defends decision to disallow England goal

UEFA today staunchly defended Swiss referee Urs Meier’s decision to disallow Sol Campbell’s "goal" in the Euro 2004 quarter-final against Portugal last Thursday.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

Asda offers free eye tests - for Swiss

British supermarket chain Asda announced it was offering Swiss nationals in the UK free eye tests following England’s controversial exit from the Euro 2004 championships.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2004

Swiss ref defends Campbell 'goal' decision

Referee Urs Meier insists he was right to rule out Sol Campbell’s late goal for England against Portugal in the Euro 2004 quarter-finals.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2004

UEFA happy with penalty spot

UEFA insists it was happy with the condition of the penalty spots before England’s shoot-out against Portugal.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2004

Meier performance to be rated

SWISS referee Urs Meier will have his performance during the England v Portugal quarter-final match rated by UEFA before deciding whether he will officiate in the tournament again.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2004

UEFA to look at referee's performance

Swiss referee Urs Meier will have his performance during the England v Portugal quarter-final match rated by UEFA before deciding whether he will officiate in the tournament again.

Fri, 25 Jun, 2004

Eriksson finds defeat hard to take

Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted “to lose this way is very hard” after England suffered more penalty misery in a major tournament at the hands of Portugal tonight.

Thu, 24 Jun, 2004

England fall on penalties again

England 2 Portugal 2 (after extra time, Portugal win 6-5 on penalties)

Thu, 24 Jun, 2004

Quarter-final goes to penalties

The first quarter-final of Euro 2004 has gone to penalties after England's Frank Lampard scored an equaliser nine minutes into the second period of extra time.

Thu, 24 Jun, 2004

Postiga goal sends quarter-final into extra time

England's quarter-final with Portugal has gone into extra time after substitute Helder Postiga headed an equaliser for the hosts with seven minutes to go.

Thu, 24 Jun, 2004

England name unchanged side

England are looking to equal their best ever performance in the European Championships by booking a semi-final spot at the expense of host nation Portugal.

Thu, 24 Jun, 2004

Spain off to dream start

It took Spain more sweat and toil than they had anticipated but, in a game that saw a red card for Roman Sharanov and a glut of bookings, Inaki Saez’s side got off to the start to the Euro 2004 finals they had dreamed off.

Sat, 12 Jun, 2004

Portugal loss spurs on Spain and Russia

Hosts Portugal’s surprise defeat to Greece in the opening match of the tournament gave both Spain and Russia a huge incentive to go for victory in the second Group A game at the Estadio Algarve.

Sat, 12 Jun, 2004

Big Ron resigns from ITV after racist comments off-air

FOOTBALL pundit Ron Atkinson has resigned from ITV Sport after making racist comments off-air following Tuesday night's Champions League game between Chelsea and Monaco, a spokesman for the channel said last night.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2004

Desailly may face UEFA probe

Marcel Desailly must wait to discover whether he faces a UEFA investigation into an alleged elbow incident that could rule him out of the second leg of Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final against Monaco.

Wed, 21 Apr, 2004

Ranieri gamble fails in Monte Carlo

Monaco 3 Chelsea 1

Wed, 21 Apr, 2004

I blew it, admits Ranieri

Monaco 3 Chelsea 1

Wed, 21 Apr, 2004

Ranieri makes six changes for Monaco tie

Claudio Ranieri lived up to his reputation for tinkering by changing half his team for Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final, first leg, in the Stade Louis II in the millionaires’ playground of Monaco.

Tue, 20 Apr, 2004

Deadly Deportivo spring shock on Milan

Deportivo La Coruna 4 AC Milan 0 (Deportivo win 5-4 on agg)

Thu, 08 Apr, 2004

Person: Urs Meier

Urs Meier relates to Joubert rumpus

Mourinho 'enemy of football' - UEFA boss

Top ref Frisk quits after threats

Chelsea win, Gunners draw and Celtic lose

Inter score fifth goal at Valencia

De Jong strikes late for PSV

Panathinaikos level for second time

Inter strike for fourth time

Celtic go three behind

Inter go two ahead again

Henry regains lead for Gunners

Valencia get a goal back

Greeks level with Arsenal

Celtic trail by two

Celtic go behind

Double strike gives Inter lead over Valencia

Chelsea, Arsenal lead and Celtic level at break

Chelsea score late second

Norwegians level with PSV

Werder Bremen equalise

PSG double lead over Porto

Shevchenko gives AC Milan lead over Barca

Porto trail to PSG

PSV and Anderlecht both take leads

Arsenal lead through Ljungberg

Terry opens scoring for Chelsea

Bridge and Smertin start for Chelsea

Rehhagel plays down referee fears

Big Phil unfazed by Figo sulk

Beckham portrait defaced

Merk backs Meier

UEFA defends decision to disallow England goal

Asda offers free eye tests - for Swiss

Swiss ref defends Campbell 'goal' decision

UEFA happy with penalty spot

Meier performance to be rated

UEFA to look at referee's performance

Eriksson finds defeat hard to take

England fall on penalties again

Quarter-final goes to penalties

Postiga goal sends quarter-final into extra time

England name unchanged side

Spain off to dream start

Portugal loss spurs on Spain and Russia

Big Ron resigns from ITV after racist comments off-air

Desailly may face UEFA probe

Ranieri gamble fails in Monte Carlo

I blew it, admits Ranieri

Ranieri makes six changes for Monaco tie

Deadly Deportivo spring shock on Milan

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