The Euro 2024 remaining guarantees to be an important worldwide match that England and Spain’s gamers have ever undertaken.

The butterflies will already be fluttering within the stomachs of even the largest stars, with the 2 nations getting ready to do battle for the Henri Delaunay Cup on Sunday night time on the Olympiastadion. It is a recreation of epic proportions.

Nonetheless, one fortunate referee has additionally been handed the honour of overseeing the upcoming remaining. An all-time profession achievement, solely the most effective of the most effective are trusted with an occasion of such gargantuan significance with so many judging eyes within the viewers.

Right here is every part you must know concerning the referee for Spain vs England within the Euro 2024 remaining.

Francois Letexier is the official with the whistle for Sunday’s Euro 2024 remaining in Berlin. The Frenchman shall be joined by his assistants and compatriots Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni, whereas Polish referee Szymon Marciniak, who officiated the 2022/23 Champions League remaining, is the fourth official. France’s Jerome Brisard is the VAR.

Letexier has already taken cost of three matches at Euro 2024, together with the draw between Denmark and Serbia in England’s Group C. The 35-year-old has refereed considered one of Spain’s video games on the event – the 4-1 win over Georgia within the final 16 – and has dished out ten yellow playing cards in his three outings.

At simply 35, Letexier is just not essentially the most skilled referee on the circuit. By way of massive video games, he has taken cost of two Coupe de France finals, together with this yr’s showpiece between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon, and the 2023 UEFA Tremendous Cup.

That is his first look at a significant worldwide event however he does have 13 Champions League video games below his belt. Essentially the most outstanding of these European outings had been quarter-final clashes in 2022/23 and 2023/24.

Throughout over 300 video games throughout his profession, together with official youth matches, Letexier has averaged 3.7 yellow playing cards per match. He dishes out a straight pink card each ten video games and a penalty roughly each three matches.

Whereas Letexier has by no means taken cost of a senior England match, he has refereed a number of Three Lions youth video games. He oversaw England’s Underneath-21s’ 2-0 defeat at Euro 2021 to Portugal, whereas he was additionally concerned in a 4-3 loss for England’s Underneath-20 aspect by the hands of France in a global pleasant again in 2015.

He has officiated English golf equipment on many events, although. Chelsea have had him as a referee thrice, whereas Manchester United, Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool have all had him on two events every. Letexier additionally took cost of Brighton’s 4-0 defeat to Roma in final season’s Europa League.

Like all referees, Letexier has been concerned in some controversy – though nowhere close to the extent of England’s semi-final referee Felix Zwayer.

His most notable match concerned Good and Nantes in Ligue 1 in October 2022. The latter had been left livid after not being awarded a penalty for an apparent handball, just for Letexier to punish Nantes for a extra doubtful handball within the 97th minute.

Nicolas Pepe transformed from the spot and Nantes had been then punished with two pink playing cards after Good equalised in late stoppage-time. Letexier was the topic of loss of life threats within the following days, however doubled down on his selections throughout a subsequent interview with L’Equipe.

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