Urs Meier has been a world class referee. There has been some controversy about him in the Euro 2004 when he denied England a goal in the quarter finals against Portugal and England eventually went out in penalty kicks. Nevertheless the man from Switzerland has been highly respected over the year. By the was, Meier is a cosmopolitan, living in Spain. (Photos by Beat Baschung if there`s no other indication - https://www.beatbaschung.ch).
Urs Meier, former World class Referee in football, did not want to accept that German television Broadcaster ruled him out on short notice when it came to the Euro 2021. The Swiss is convinced that as always they had a handshake contract. Now at the Landgericht Mainz the judge presented his decision.
Der frühere Schweizer Schiedsrichter Urs Meier weiß, dass es wichtig sein kann, schnell und konsequent zu entscheiden. Doch ist der Rausschmiss von Julian Nagelsmann, dem Trainer, der mit dem FC Bayern das Viertelfinale in Champions League und DFB-Pokal erreicht hat und in der Fußball-Bundesliga vor dem Heimspiel gegen Borussia Dortmund einen Punkt hinter dem BVB steht, okay? Der junge Coach hatte einen Vertrag bis 2026, durfte aber nicht einmal zwei der geplanten Spielzeiten zu Ende bringen. Was haben sich der Vorstandsvorsitzende Oliver Kahn und Sportvorstand Hasan Salihamidzic dabei gedacht, während der Länderspielpause Ex-BVB-Trainer Thomas Tuchel zu holen?
Pele who died at the end of 2022 will be always rembered URS Meier got to know the great brasilian football player as a television expert in 2006. The world cup in Germany then also initiated Meier ' s friendship to Jürgen Klopp who now coaches Liverpool FC in the English Premier League.
Urs Meier a former top Referee from Switzerland with some thoughts shortly after the World Cup in Qatar.