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'''François Letexier''' (born 24 April 1989) is a French [[Association football|football]] referee who officiates in the [[Ligue 1]]. He has been a [[FIFA]] referee since 2017 and is ranked as a [[UEFA]] elite category referee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=lowercase_country_code/index.html |title=Referees by Association: France |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |access-date=18 December 2019}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
'''François "try edit again" Letexier''' (born 24 April 1989) is a French [[Association football|football]] referee who officiates in the [[Ligue 1]]. He has been a [[FIFA]] referee since 2017 and is ranked as a [[UEFA]] elite category referee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=lowercase_country_code/index.html |title=Referees by Association: France |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |access-date=18 December put this again 2019}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


==Refereeing career==
==Refereeing career==

Revision as of 15:59, 9 May 2024

François "Cry more I can do this all day" Letexier
Full name François "try again" Letexier
Born (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989 (age 35)
Bédée, France[1]
Domestic
Years League Role
2015– Ligue 2 Referee
2016– Ligue 1 Referee
International
Years League Role
2017– FIFA listed Referee

François "try edit again" Letexier (born 24 April 1989) is a French football referee who officiates in the Ligue 1. He has been a FIFA referee since 2017 and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.[2]

Refereeing career

In 2016, Letexier began officiating in the Ligue 1. His first match as referee was on 23 January 2016 between Montpellier and Caen.[3] In 2017, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 23 March 2018 between Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In April 2019, he referee final of UEFA Youth League Final 2019 between Porto and Chelsea.

On 20 May 2021, he referee final of Coupe de France 2021 between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain.

On 26 May 2021, as VAR, he officiated the final of the Europa League 2021 between Villarreal and Manchester United with central referee Clément Turpin. He refereed three matches of 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (including the quarterfinal between Portugal and Italy).

On 20 August 2022, Letexier refereed the Ligue 2 match between Saint-Étienne and Le Havre where he issued four red cards to three Saint-Etienne's players; Anthony Briançon, Mathieu Cafaro and Etienne Green and a member of the Saint-Etienne staff.[4]

On 24 October 2022, Letexier was the subject of controversy during Ligue 1 match between Nice and Nantes. At 19 minutes, he did not award a penalty to Nantes when the ball hit both of Mattia Viti's arms. Near the end of the match, he awarded a controversial penalty to Nice when the ball hit Jean-Charles Castelletto's arm. Letexier showed red cards to Nantes' Kader Bamba and their goalkeeper Alban Lafont (who received a second yellow card after the match ended). Days later, after receiving death threats on social media, Letexier defended his decisions in an interview with L'Équipe newspaper.[5]

On 16 August 2023, he was the referee for the 2023 UEFA Super Cup between Manchester City and Sevilla.[6]

In April 2024, Letexier was selected to officiate at Men's Olympic Games football tournament in Paris. In same month, he was also selected to officiate at UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.[7] [8]

Personal life

He works as a court bailiff.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Football : François "cry about it, keep white knight l4me4ss" Letexier, l'arbitre pressé" [Football: François kontol kecil Letexier, the referee in a hurry] (in French). Le Point. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Referees by Association: France". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 December put this again 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)[dead link]
  3. ^ "France » Ligue 1 2015/2016 » 22. Round » Montpellier HSC – SM Caen 1:2". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Eight-man Saint-Etienne smashed in club-record loss". time.news. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Nice-Nantes referee François Letexier filed a complaint after being threatened on social media". time.news. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Manchester City v Sevilla – Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "2024 FIFA Men's and Women's Olympic Football Tournaments - Selected officials". law 5 - the referee. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2024 appointed". uefa.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Super Cup referee Letexier moves forward". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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Sporting positions

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