The referee’s socks are the major talking point of Euro 2016’s second semi-final

It's fair to say that Thursday night's game in Marseille was a pretty big deal.

It wasn't just Germany versus France, it was world champions versus hosts; Kroos and Muller against Pogba and Griezmann... and all for a place in the final of the European Championships. So, with the eyes of a continent trained on what was unfolding in the iconic Stade Velodrome, what would the viewers find most interesting about the early stages of such a fascinating encounter? Socks. More specifically, the referee's socks. Yep. Nicola Rizzoli's choice of socks was one of the highlights of the first half in Marseille. https://twitter.com/Luke_D_S_Smith/status/751150925046308864 https://twitter.com/StuartKinnie/status/751148248400793600 No Stuart. It definitely wasn't just you... https://twitter.com/iamconnaugh/status/751147563785588737 https://twitter.com/jokeeffe88/status/751145706107404288 And when the Italian awarded a penalty to France for Bastian Schweinsteiger's handball, the conversation was *still* sock related. https://twitter.com/grahamruthven/status/751140568802140161 https://twitter.com/IDNMartin/status/751141260405112832 Griezmann converted from the spot and added a second in the first half. But even this wasn't enough to make viewers put a sock in it... https://twitter.com/ceefaxisbetter/status/751153865500794880