Björn Kuipers will whistle the final of the European Championship next Sunday, Turkish media assure Sunday afternoon. Among other fanatic writes that Cüneyt Çakir, ‘the pride of Turkey’ and record holder with nine European Championship matches, has since left home because he is reportedly not getting a game in the semi-finals or finals from the European football association UEFA. According to local media, that honor has been awarded to Danny Makkelie, Felix Brych and Kuipers.
fanatic assures that Makkelie will handle the flute on Wednesday in the first semi-final match between England and Denmark. That will be clear on Monday. On Tuesday it will be Brych’s turn, when the game between Italy and Spain is on the program at Wembley. In any case, this appointment was officially announced on Sunday morning. The Turkish newspaper talks about the consequences of ‘a lobbying effect’ by UEFA and also drops the term ‘favoritism’ when it comes to the final.
According to the daily newspaper, Çakir was the most suitable arbitrator to manage the final of the European Championship, but UEFA chooses Kuipers because the 48-year-old Dutchman is working on his last major tournament. That is not true, by the way, because Kuipers indicated last month that he has not yet made a decision. “I said in 2018 that it would be my last tournament, we are three years later and we are still here. I’m fit, I feel good, no aches and pains so I never say never again.”
“After the European Championships, I will determine what I will do with my flute career,” emphasized Kuipers, working on his fifth final round, in conversation with RTV East. He did not play after the quarterfinals in the four previous final tournaments. Kuipers in particular will hope that he will not whistle on Wednesday. It is an unwritten rule that a referee who leads a semifinal has no chance of reaching the final.
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