 This was the second time that a Euro championship pitch needed to be re-laid mid-tournament.The first time was the St. Jakob-Park in Basel during Euro 2008.UEFA's Leeds-based consultant Richard Hayden had come under criticism as it was reported he ordered local groundsmen to re-lay three pitches (Lille, Nice, and Marseille) with Slovak grass, provided by an Austrian company for an estimated €600,000 (£460,000).