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[Saba Sports News] According to British media reports, if the team captain is the goalkeeper in this European Championship, other players can be designated to communicate with the referee. UEFA formulated rules before the start of the European Championship to strictly prohibit players from surrounding referees. During the game, only the captains of each team are allowed to discuss penalty issues with the referee. If other players interfere with the referee, they will be directly shown a yellow card. Reports indicate that if the captain on the field is the goalkeeper, he can designate other players to communicate with the referee. Previously, Italian team captain Gianluigi Donnarumma said in an interview: “We talked with UEFA referee Roberto Rossetti and the situation is very clear. When a situation occurs near the penalty area, I will talk to the referee, but before the game, we will decide who will communicate with the referee away from the penalty area, probably Jorginho (Jorge Luiz Frello Filho) or Nicolo Barella.” When Denmark played against England, Danish captain Kasper Schmeichel designated Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to negotiate with the referee.