François Letexier refereeing a match

French · FIFA listed · UEFA elite

François
Letexier

A modern elite football referee with major appointments across UEFA finals, EURO 2024, Olympic football and World Cup-level competition.

EURO 2024 Final UEFA Super Cup 2023 Europa League Final 2026 IFFHS Best Referee 2024

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A referee built for the big stage.

Letexier’s rise has been fast: Ligue 1 in 2016, FIFA listed in 2017, then a string of high-profile UEFA and international appointments. His style is commonly associated with strong fitness, clean positioning and calm communication in intense matches.

2017FIFA referee
65UEFA matches by Euro 2024 final appointment
35Age at EURO 2024 final
3Major UEFA finals as referee

Featured moments

Career-defining assignments

2024

UEFA EURO Final

Spain vs England in Berlin — the appointment that moved him into the global spotlight.

2023

UEFA Super Cup

Manchester City vs Sevilla, his first senior UEFA final as the central referee.

2026

Europa League Final

SC Freiburg vs Aston Villa at Beşiktaş Park, Istanbul.

François Letexier giving direction during a match

Match control

Presence, movement and decision speed.

This profile brings together key milestones, match appointments and career facts in a clean, mobile-first sports presentation.

Community

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hazem

fuck you

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Egypt says "Fuck the government"

You son of a bitch, you pimp, you're bribed by FIFA, and the whole nation won't let you get away with this. We'll shut down all your accounts. Egypt is above FIFA, above the referee, above America, above Argentina. God is our protector and our judge. Egypt is the mother of the world and above everyone. 🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬

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AhmedZoma

You are an unjust ruler, you have no conscience, you son of a bitch and son of a whore.

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Khaled .M Mustafa

So bad

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كريم كمتشو

Fucking your mum

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Ahmed

Noooo feeeeer

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دونالد ترامب

كسمك حكم متناك

ant la tastahiqu kalimah rajul
ant khinzir wajaban wala tastahiqu ala alahanih ya khinzir misi walfantinu

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senioressamahmed

L'Égypte est la gagnante aux yeux du monde entier.

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محمد عبد الرازق سالم

مرتشي وفيفا فاسده عار عليكم

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Mohamed Fawzy

Retirement for this dog

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ABDO

Fucking your mother and your mother kiss me and blueJoup You Whore

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Senior Essam

Les erreurs flagrantes commises lors du match contre l'Égypte constituent une grave injustice qui vous hantera longtemps. Vous, la FIFA et Infantino, avez été injustes.

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Retal

Egypt is the real winner you know that 🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬

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Egypte

🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️

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Ahmed

The referee was unfair and bad, and I hope the Egypt-Argentina match will be replayed. 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

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صقر الخليج

Allez vous faire foutre, Messi et l'Argentine !

ص
صقر الخليج

Ô fils de la montagne

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Abdelrahman Magdy

Are you satisfied with yourself ?

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Boula Adel

Fils de pute

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Saleh Hagag

How mush dod u take from Argentina