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

Profile snapshot

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

Comments 1,225

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Abdelhafez

حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل
ربنا ينتقم منك
ربنا ينتقم منك
ربنا ينتقم منك

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مصطفى على

حكم مرتشي وسخ حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل فيك وفي الفيفا المرتشيه

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روان عادل

No matter what you do or will do, Egypt will always be the greatest and the best. Our national team is the absolute best, and we are proud of it. We played with honor and integrity. The whole world knows...

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Malek Wael

يابن الكلب ربنا يخدك يا وسخ

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Raafat Hanafi

The referee is racism and take money to lose the team

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مصر فوق الجميع

"You are an unjust referee, you son of a bitch. Fuck you and the fifa."

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روان عادل

There's no need to continue the tournament; you've already decided it for Argentina.
Congratulations on the cup, you cheating failures!

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معتز

مفيش غير فريق افريقي واحد بس يحق نفتخر بيه غير المغرب انت عملت الصح ن$ك ولا الحبة

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مصطفي محمد مصطفي

اكسمك ياحكم يابن المره الصعرانه
يلعن ميتين شكلك

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EGYPTION MAN

God will not forgive you, you pig, you dog. You take money and bribes.

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lawyer ⚖️

A corrupt and bribed ruler

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Netanyahu

Bravo ref Bravo

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مصر🇪🇬

خنزير

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احمد عزمي

Combien d'argent avez-vous reçu pour le match de l'Argentine contre l'Égypte ?

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Lolo

Fuck you, you are a donkey and son of bitch🐷🫏😡😒

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Netanyahu

Bravooo referee i like u

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Ziad Diaa

Congratulations on having FIFA and the Zionists on your side. But you won't get away with it, and you'll face the consequences soon.

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روان عادل

How much did you get paid to throw the match for Argentina?!!

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egypt

You are the worst referee in the history of football. How much did you get paid for those decisions? Egypt deserved to win, were it not for you, you fucking son of a whore.

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Abdelrhman

Fuck you,son of bitch , you are a unfair referee,