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PARIS -- No tantrums, no screaming and shouting, no condemnation by TV jury. No calls for them to be sent home and fired from their jobs.Whats gone wrong with referees at the European Championship?Well, nothing. In fact, with just three games to play, everythings going right.The referees performances in the 48 games played so far in France have received top marks.Soccer pundits have been forced to describe the action rather than berating the man in the middle and his assistants.And there have been so many top performances by referees that UEFA will struggle to select the man to take charge of Sundays final in Paris.Will it be Englands Mark Clattenburg, Germanys Felix Brych or Hungarys Viktor Kassai, all of whom have turned in impressive performances?Mark Clattenburg must have a great chance of that huge honor of taking the Champions League final and a major international final in the same season, now that the rules allow you to do so, said former FIFA referee Kim Milton Nielsen, writing on the You are the Ref refereeing website.Clattenburg, who has not officiated since the round of 16, may fall victim to footballing politics, however, as might Brych. The German will not get the prestigious appointment if his country qualifies for the final, and Clattenburg, an Englishman, may endure the same fate if Wales -- a close neighbor to England -- beats Portugal to make the final.Much of the credit for the improvement in standards has been given to Italian Pierluigi Collina, now in charge of UEFA referees. He is better known for being the best referee of his generation, using charisma rather than yellow and red cards to control games, and has introduced a series of measures to help develop elite match officials.Referees put in charge of semifinals are rarely awarded the final. So Swedens Jonas Eriksson, who will referee Wednesdays semifinal between Portugal and Wales, and Italys Nicola Rizzoli, who will have the whistle for Germany vs. France in Marseille on Thursday, will probably head home after those games.European soccers ruling body UEFA is delighted that it has not had to defend referees from criticism that they are making incorrect decisions. TV technology that has introduced dozens of cameras to games highlighting every mistake has rarely caught mistakes this time round.Refereeing experts put the improvement down to a UEFA program to improve refereeing.Man management is often the most crucial aspect of a referees performance. Referees have been noticeably calm and confident in France, without appearing arrogant or distant from players.The body language of the referees, often with an outstretched hand palm facing downwards, has remained calm and they have avoided conflict, said Keith Hackett, former head of English Premier League referees.There is no doubt that when you get those close up shots of referees during the course of the game they look calm and confident with no sign of any arrogance, he said.Referees have also shown fitness levels that are better than they ever have been.Players claiming a foul or a penalty are looking up to see the referee a few yards (meters) away and perfectly placed to rule on whether an offense has taken place.Dynamic sprinting is the phrase used by modern referees. Before being approved for matches at the highest levels, referees have to be able to sprint as fast as, if not faster than, most players. 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Navarro is likely to be the backup in Toronto behind Russell Martin.Navarro was texting with a Toronto player when White Sox general manager Rick Hahn interrupted to tell him of the trade.The player was asking him if he had heard anything about them possibly going after him again. When I was explaining to him he had been traded he started typing in, `Yeah, I just heard something, Hahn said.The 32-year-old Navarro spent two seasons with the Blue Jays before signing a one-year, $4 million deal with the White Sox as a free agent in December. He has struggled this season, hitting .210 with six homers and 32 RBI in 85 games.Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Navarro was excited by the opportunity to reunite with his former team.I could see the smile through the phone, Atkins said. This should be a boost of energy for him, coming into a contender.Toronto entered play Friday tied with Boston atop the AL EEast.ddddddddddddAtkins said Torontos coaching staff was also pleased to hear Navarro was returning.They were extremely excited about, not just what he means as a catcher, but just an overall teammate, he said.Navarro is expected to join the Blue Jays in Baltimore on Monday, Atkins said. Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, who typically works with catcher Josh Thole, is set to start against Minnesota on Sunday.Atkins said the Blue Jays continue to explore further moves.At this point you have to be really aggressive to get something done, he said. Every day well look to make this team better, but theres nothing imminent.The White Sox were looking to clear a roster spot with catcher Alex Avila set to come off the disabled list.The 25-year-old Turner has split time between Class A and Double-A this season, going 3-1 with a 1.33 ERA in 44 games.Hes 94-95 (mph) on the fastball, plus slider with good command, Hahn said. Hes effective against both righties and lefties, so hopefully his role wont be limited to simply matching up against lefties. ' ' '