Ref tells of death threats after denying England

THE Swiss referee who disallowed a last-minute goal to send England crashing out of Euro 2004 has spoken about death threats he received from English fans.

Urs Meier has become a hate-figure for some England fans and has faced a barrage of criticism from some newspapers since he ruled out Sol Campbell's header against the tournament's hosts Portugal in last week's quarter-final.

Interviewed on BBC Radio 4's PM programme, Mr Meier was asked whether he had received death threats.