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.

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محمود السيد الصعيدي

Un fair referee

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Maudits soient l'Argentine, la FIFA, l'Amérique et Israël !

Vous êtes un très mauvais juge Tu es une personne sale, répugnante et bestiale.

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احسن منك

كسمك على كسم اللى جاب كسمين كسمك كلب ابن الكتناكه

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Mamdouh fawzy

💰💰💰💰

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el3almy

Vous êtes un arbitre corrompu, votre moralité est totalement inacceptable et je suis furieux contre vous et votre implication dans des affaires de corruption. Vous êtes un arbitre corrompu. Je vais baiser ta mère Ta mère est mon amie

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لولاكى

فاسد من بلد الفسادوعميل مأجور وكلب الفيفا

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Messi est nul.

😡Maudit sois-tu, tu es une personne cruelle et extrêmement sale.
Vous, Messi, l'Argentine, l'Amérique et Israël, vous êtes tous de la merde. 🫵🏻
وفي اخر فاك يوو

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لولاكى

جبان وخول مرتشى كلب الفيفا

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عدرالحنم

حكم مرتشي ابن وسخه

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Malk Azam

‏You should be ashamed of yourself. Your decisions throughout the match made millions of people question the fairness of the game. From the very first minute, it felt like Egypt was never going to get a fair chance.

‏Instead of protecting the integrity of football, your performance created anger, disappointment, and controversy around the world. Football deserves better than what we witnessed.

‏Hasbunallahu wa ni’mal wakeel. History will remember this match, not for the football, but for the questions it left behind.

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M Ramy

Règle élémentaire

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لولاكى

كلب الفيفا

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Malk Azam

‏You should be ashamed of yourself. Your decisions throughout the match made millions of people question the fairness of the game. From the very first minute, it felt like Egypt was never going to get a fair chance.

‏Instead of protecting the integrity of football, your performance created anger, disappointment, and controversy around the world. Football deserves better than what we witnessed.

‏Hasbunallahu wa ni’mal wakeel. History will remember this match, not for the football, but for the questions it left behind.

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Mohamed azzaz

This referee is one of the worst in FIFA—unjust and corrupt. Argentina's third goal should have been a foul, and a penalty should have been awarded to Egypt. You could say the ref is Argentine and Messi is Infantino’s spoiled brat. To hell with this game, you sons of bitches.

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زينب سليم

فاسد حقير مرتشي

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لولاكى

انت حكم متناك

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Hekal

Very bad and don’t know anything

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Malk Azam

‏You should be ashamed of yourself. Your decisions throughout the match made millions of people question the fairness of the game. From the very first minute, it felt like Egypt was never going to get a fair chance.

‏Instead of protecting the integrity of football, your performance created anger, disappointment, and controversy around the world. Football deserves better than what we witnessed.

‏Hasbunallahu wa ni’mal wakeel. History will remember this match, not for the football, but for the questions it left behind.

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احسن منك

كلب فلوس ومرتشى

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Fuck you and messi

Fuck you and messi