UEFA Euro 2024 the biggest tournament in football started in June and July. Top 24 best teams from Europe compete in the tournament. We can see big changes this year towards the match officials. Best match officials from different football leagues will be choose for tournament. UEFA Euro 2024 Referees Salaries based on their contracts.
But how much a Euro referee earn per match and during the tournament. Crunchy Sports report revealed about Euro 2016 referees salaries, according to which a match official earn $5,000 per match and lines-man make $2,500.
| Category | Per Match | Full Tournament Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Match Officials | $5,000 | $60,000 |
| Lines-man | $2,500 | $20,000 |
| Third Referee (VAR) | $2,500 | $30,000 |
The above UEFA Euro salaries referees based on how many times selected for the matches in Euro 2024. The lines-man earnings increased in past few tournaments. In 2016 competition lines-man get paid $1,500 and now earn ($2.5k) per match.
VAR technology introduced by FIFA to retain the fairness of the game. Third match official also earn $2,500 or ($3,000). According to Referees world the only experienced level referees selected for such big events. Rookie referee’s selected for the line’s man job. Currently champions league officials earn bigger money compared to UEFA Euro ref’s.