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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Merit

You son of a bitch, a corrupt pimp. Where's your conscience? How can you sleep peacefully?

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Abdelrahman Mohamed

the worst referee fuc* you

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Mohamed A Hendawy

fuck you يبن الاحبه

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العرص

Va te faire foutre, fils de pute, fils de pute, pédé, corrompu, esclave du Argent

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ايمن طاهر

انت نجس ووسخ ووسخت البلد اللى انت منها

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محمد احمد السيد

Can you really alter the facts, sell your conscience, and squander a team's efforts so easily—and publicly—without caring how you look to the rest of the world?

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A corrupt and unjust referee, spoiled by Messi and FIFA

A corrupt and unjust referee, spoiled by Messi and FIFA

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Saleen Ahmed

You are not fair all Egyptian hate you

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L'Égypte et la Palestine sont la couronne sur vos têtes, ban

Noooo feeeeerOh arbitre, tyran, fils de pute, fils de pute, chien de la FIFA, pute, va te faire foutre, fils de pute, oh arbitre, tyran, fils de pute, va te faire foutre, nique la FIFA, nique Messi, nique l'Argentine, fils de pute, juif, fils de pute, proxénète de la FIFA Nique Israël, espèce de fils de pute Vive la Palestine libre

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مسي

Fuck you
كسم البطن الي شالتك

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Menna Mostafa

Go to hell, you and your kind! 😡🇪🇬

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ايمن طاهر

مأجور وعار على بلدك واولادك يامأجور ياوسخ حكم فى التريخ ،
تفكيرى متغير عن فرنسا بسبب الاوساخ مثلك

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Taha

Unfair person fuck you son of bitch

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Hh

Worst referee

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Menna Mostafa

You are bribed and corrupt, damn you 😡

‏egypt

Est-il possible que j'aie des relations sexuelles avec votre mère ?

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Taha

كسم امك يا ابن المتناكه يا معرص

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messi

حكم وسخ عرص شرموط

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كسمك علي كسم الارجنتين علي كسم مسي الخنزير بتاعكم

كسم امك حكم ظالم ابن متناكه

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Selim

Fuck you