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.

With Switzerland out of the tournament, Meier is one of several referees competing to be in charge of a semi-final or the final itself.

However, there has been harsh criticism in England of Meier’s performance, particularly for ruling out a Sol Campbell headed goal for a foul by John Terry on Portuguese keeper Ricardo.

Italian referee Pierluigi Collina and Germany’s Markus Merk are favourites to fill two of the berths but no decision on the semi-finals or the final has been taken yet.