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

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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

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Presence, movement and decision speed.

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

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محمد عاطف عبدالجواد اسماعيل

Fuck your mother

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Shimaa Alaa

حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل

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خنزير

مرتشى

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عبدالرحمن ابراهيم

If FIFA wants to hand the World Cup to Messi and his team, then they should just award it to them and let all the other teams go home instead of playing the remaining matches. That's how it feels to me.

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Mado Atala

Fuck Your mother look like moncky

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انت خارج

شخص ظالم ربنا ينتقم منك

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Jasmin Essam

It's a very shameful thing to be a racist!

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Mohamed Elagan

A corrupt, bribe-taking ruler.

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Aadm Ahmed Aadm

يعلق يابن الكلب يازباله ياحرااامي يغشاش حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل فيك منك لله ربنا ينطقم منك باذن الله

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Mohamd abdelkereem

🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷

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Hazem Zoka

fuc you

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Esraa Abdelgelil

Shame on you! You have absolutely no conscience. Go to hell, you and FIFA and their money! ❌❌
No to racism, you son of a bitch! 🙅🏻🙅🏻🙅🏻

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اميره انور انيس يوسف

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Nadia

You are unfair and Corrupt

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Ziad

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Beko

Stay home and keep thinking about what u have done for egypt and cry

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Hasan Eladawy

حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل في منك الله ي ظلم

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Yasmeen Ashraf

ربنا يخدك 🤮🤮🤮

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حكم ظالم

المفروض يتحاسب الكلب ده مش حكم ده ظالم

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مصرى

على كده خدت كتير من التحكيم فى مباراة الذل والهوان لك قدام العالم كله إنتى فعلا خسرت قدام شعب عربى وأوروبا كلها شافتك صح حسبى ربى ونعم الوكيل