French referee Francois Letexier will take charge of Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain.
The 35-year-old has refereed three games so far at this European Championship, all of which came during the group stage, while he was also the fourth official at the opening match between Germany and Scotland.
Letexier has been an international referee since 2017 and has a wealth of experience at club level, too.
He has already officiated at 65 official UEFA matches in his career and was the referee for last season’s Super Cup between Manchester City and Sevilla in Greece.
In total, the Frenchman took charge of 10 UEFA club competition matches in the Champions League and Europa League last season.
He was also the the fourth official for last month’s Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at Wembley.
Letexier will be joined at Sunday’s final by French assistants Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni, while Szymon Marciniak of Poland will be the fourth official.
The video assistant referee (VAR) role has been assigned to Jerome Brisard of France, assisted by compatriot Willy Delajod and Italy’s Massimiliano Irrati. Tomasz Listkiewicz of Poland completes the lineup as reserve assistant referee.
Sunday will be the biggest game of Letexier’s career, but he has enjoyed a rapid rise to get this far at the age of 35.
In 2016, he officiated at his first Ligue 1 match at the age of 26 as the youngest elite-level referee in France at the time.
Letexier first began refereeing as a teenager, when he officiated games at an amateur level.
“I was attracted to the referees’ work – how they viewed the game, how they took decisions,” he told UEFA last year in an interview ahead of the Super Cup.
“I struggled early on. It took a lot of time – I had to grow up quickly. Refereeing helped me to get organised and structured.
“I have to thank a lot of people for encouraging me and giving me advice along the way. They helped me to pass each step and get to where I am now.”
