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 1,289

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Sayed Karim

kos oma FIFA kos oma referee and kos oma Messi and kos omak Argentina

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Mohammed Alexander

Dogs better than you

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Mohamed yaser

Fuuuucck youuu
Fuuuucck fifa
Fuuuucck who makes you as a referee
Fuuuucck who make you a cross from referee exam

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عمار

Fuck you ass

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🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬

L’Égypte est la mère du monde
Oh arbitre Oh lâche

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Menna omar

Un arbitre corrompu, injuste et corvéable — un esclave de la FIFA.
حكم ظالم فاسد مرتشى عبد الفيفا

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Unfair refree

The worst refreee
Unfairrr need only money

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osama ahmed mohamed Mohamed

The worst referee in the world! I've never seen a worse referee in my life, especially in the Egypt-Argentina match in the round of 16. You handed the victory to Argentina, man! Shame on you!

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AHMED

very bad referee

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عادل مصطفى

كسمك يابن المتناكه يامعرص

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SHROUK

🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬

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Fuck you Egypt is your big boss

Fuck you Egypt is your big boss

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Far

🤑🤑🤮🤮💩💩🇦🇷

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No fair
Tu es un juge soudoyé
Règle du voleur

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محمد رمضان

Fuck you 🫰🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼

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Atef

Vous êtes un juge corrompu

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Menna Omar

Le monde entier juge ton scandale, arbitre corrompu.

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عمرو محمد

you are an unfair

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حموده القلاوي

حكم فاسد جاحد مرتشي خادم للفيفا

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Hanem Abdelkreem

Animal