FIFA World Cup 2022 closing referee Marciniak to officiate Champions League summit battle

By India Today Sports Desk: Polish referee Szymon Marciniak has been picked to officiate the Champions League closing between Manchester City and Inter Milan in Istanbul on June 10, following his earlier place as a result of the referee for the FIFA World Cup closing in December 2022.

This appointment by UEFA marks a unusual achievement as Marciniak will now referee an important finals in every nationwide employees and European membership soccer all through the similar season. The 42-year-old acquired recognition of his coping with of Argentina’s World Cup victory over France in a penalty shootout in Doha, Qatar.

Marciniak had beforehand officiated video video games involving every Champions League finalists by way of the knockout ranges. He oversaw Manchester City’s spectacular 4-0 overcome Real Madrid throughout the semi-finals and officiated Inter Milan’s goalless attract opposition to Porto throughout the Round of 16.

2023 UEFA Champions League closing refereeing employees

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistants: Paweł Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz (every POL)
Fourth official: Istvan Kovacs (ROM)
Reserve assistant: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROM)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Assistant VAR: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
VAR Support: Marco Fritz (GER)

UEFA moreover launched the referees for its three totally different finals. Anthony Taylor from England will oversee the Europa League closing between Sevilla and Roma on May 31 in Budapest, Hungary. Carlos del Cerro Grande of Spain, on the age of 47, will officiate his first European closing throughout the Europa Conference League battle between Fiorentina and West Ham on June 7 in Prague.

Meanwhile, Cheryl Foster of Wales will referee the Women’s Champions League closing between Barcelona and Wolfsburg on June 3 in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the place the entire match officers, in addition to video analysis specialist Massimiliano Irrati of Italy, will possible be girls.

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