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

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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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Egypte

🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️

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Ahmed

The referee was unfair and bad, and I hope the Egypt-Argentina match will be replayed. 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

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صقر الخليج

Allez vous faire foutre, Messi et l'Argentine !

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صقر الخليج

Ô fils de la montagne

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Abdelrahman Magdy

Are you satisfied with yourself ?

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Boula Adel

Fils de pute

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Saleh Hagag

How mush dod u take from Argentina

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Joo

🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬

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Amr

Dirty !

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egyption king

حكم ظالم وكل قراراتك ظالمة بخصوص مباراة مصر والارجنتين والعلم كله رأى ذلك

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Moamen Ahmed

Espèce d'enfoiré, de corrompu

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Senior Essam

Êtes-vous satisfait de l'injustice ? Vous sentez-vous à l'aise de dormir à l'abri de l'injustice ? Le sport est une question d'équité, et vous ne représentez pas l'équité ; vous êtes un arbitre corrompu et injuste.

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Abdelrahman Magdy

Fuck you

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كسمك على كسم إسرائيل على كسم فرنسا على كسم أمريكا

يـ إبن الشرموطه يا كسمك يا إبن العاهره ، ينعل ميتين كسم اللي جابتك أمك يبن القحبه ، عليا الطلاق لو نزلت عندينا الصعيد لـ هنركبك .

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Egypt

Fuck you

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Ahmed

🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️👎🏻

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Omar

Corrupt referee, racist

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Haidy Reda

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The dog of the FIFA

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