According to Diario AS, with just over two months to go before the start of the European Championship, UEFA recently gathered the coaches of the 24 participating teams for a workshop to discuss certain regulations that will be in place during the tournament.
This summer’s Euros are set to take place in Germany, and reports indicate that UEFA is finalizing details. The coaches of the competing teams met in Düsseldorf, Germany, to address various issues collectively.
One key issue under discussion concerns protests against refereeing decisions. UEFA aims to protect the referees and has thus cautioned the coaches that only the team captain will be allowed to express dissatisfaction with the referee. Any other player who protests will risk receiving a yellow card.
Spain’s captain is Alvaro Morata, meaning that if he is on the field, only he would be authorized to engage in discussions with the officials.
The topic of squad size for the Euros was also addressed. In the previous edition, due to the pandemic, teams could register 26 players, although three had to be on the bench for each match.
It is reported that most coaches favored a 26-player squad, with Spain’s national team coach, Luis de la Fuente, supporting this number and advocating for all unused players to be on the bench, avoiding the need to exclude three players before each game.
UEFA is said to have taken the coaches’ opinions into consideration and is expected to make a decision in the coming days. The Spanish national team is anticipated to announce its squad after the end of the La Liga season in late May, with training commencing from June 1. Players from clubs participating in the Champions League final on June 1 will be allowed to join their national teams at a later date.