Английская Википедия:François Letexier

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François Letexier (born 24 April 1989) is a French football referee who officiates in the Ligue 1. He has been a FIFA referee since 2017 and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.[1]

Refereeing career

In 2016, Letexier began officiating in the Ligue 1. His first match as referee was on 23 January 2016 between Montpellier and Caen.[2] In 2017, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 23 March 2018 between Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In April 2019, he referee final of UEFA Youth League Final 2019 between Porto and Chelsea.

On 20 May 2021, he referee final of Coupe de France 2021 between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain.

On 26 May 2021, as VAR, he officiated the final of the Europa League 2021 between Villarreal and Manchester United with central referee Clément Turpin. He refereed three matches of 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (including the quarterfinal between Portugal and Italy).

On 20 August 2022, Letexier refereed the Ligue 2 match between Saint-Étienne and Le Havre where he issued four red cards to three Saint-Etienne's players; Anthony Briançon, Mathieu Cafaro and Etienne Green and a member of the Saint-Etienne staff.[3]

On 24 October 2022, Letexier was the subject of controversy during Ligue 1 match between Nice and Nantes. At 19 minutes, he did not award a penalty to Nantes when the ball hit both of Mattia Viti's arms. Near the end of the match, he awarded a controversial penalty to Nice when the ball hit Jean-Charles Castelletto's arm. Letexier showed red cards to Nantes' Kader Bamba and their goalkeeper Alban Lafont (who received a second yellow card after the match ended). Days later, after receiving death threats on social media, Letexier defended his decisions in an interview with L'Équipe newspaper.[4]

On 16 August 2023, he was the referee for the 2023 UEFA Super Cup between Manchester City and Sevilla.[5]

Personal life

He has a son (born c.2021) and works as a court bailiff. [6]

References

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External links

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