Welcome to the Euro 2016 Refereeing board. Purpose To discuss matters related to officials and officiating at the Euro 2016 tournament. This board is a news & analysis forum. Modeled after a similar board for the World Cup, the hope is that this forum will be a place where referees and Euro 2016 fans intermingle to discuss and debate officiating. Moderation This board will be heavily moderated. There will likely be several controversies at the tournament and discussions surrounding such issues will be allowed to naturally run their course as posters express their points of view. But posters who continuously promote positions regarding the Laws that are not true will be considered trolls in this forum. Plus, conspiracy theories or allegations against officials without evidence will be dealt with harshly without warning. Finally, if your purpose is to generally bitch about referees, this is not the forum for you; you can complain on your team forum and don't need to come here to do it. Match Threads The majority of threads in this forum will probably be match threads. The moderators will try to set them all up, but if we are delinquent, please use the following format: Title = "MATCH#: HOME CODE-AWAY CODE - REFEREE (REFEREE CODE) [e.g., Match 1: FRA-ROU - BRYCH (GER)] The first post should contain the kickoff date, time and location and then list all four on-field officials as follows: Referee, Assistant Referee 1, Assistant Referee 2, Additional Assistant Referee 1, Additional Assistant Referee 2, Fourth Official Match threads will be for pre-match, play-by-play and post-match discussion. Spoilers Given the nature of this forum, the [R] tag is not necessary for match threads. It is implied and understood that all match threads will eventually reveal results. Other threads must follow the spoiler rules if they reveal results, however. Non-Match Threads Other threads should naturally spring up here. There might be histories about individual referees, appointment announcements, or even questions about specific rules and regulations. So long as the topics have to do with the tournament and/or tournament referees, they are welcome. Referee Jargon As there will be a mixture of referee and non-referee posters, there will inevitably be some referee jargon used that might not be familiar to non-referee posters. This will be expanded as necessary, but for now here are some common acronyms used by referees: LOTG = The Laws of the Game DOGSO = Denial of an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity; this is the official standard for a "last man" red card. SFP = Serious Foul Play; this is the standard for an on-the-ball challenge that results in a red card, such as tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent. VC = Violent Conduct; this is the standard for an off-the-ball challenge that results in a red card, such as an elbow. UB = Unsporting Behavior; this is the classification for the vast majority of yellow cards and covers a wide array of offences. PI = Persistent Infringement; this is a classification for a yellow card. CR = Center Referee AR = Assistant Referee AAR = Additional Assistant Referee