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Mark Clattenburg to referee UEFA EURO 2016 final
Referee Mark Clattenburg during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group E match between Belgium and Italy at Stade des Lumieres on June 13, 2016 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
PARIS, July 8, 2016 - The UEFA Referees Committee has announced today that Mark Clattenburg will referee Sunday’s UEFA EURO 2016 final.
Clattenburg, 41, who also refereed the UEFA Champions League final in May, becomes the second man to take charge of both major European occasions in the same year after Pedro Proença in 2012. Clattenburg will be joined by English assistants Simon Beck and Jake Collin, plus compatriot additional assistants Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner when Portugal play France at Stade de France on Sunday.
Former electrician Clattenburg made history in May when he became the first man to take charge of the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League finals in the same season. An international referee since 2007, he has also refereed the 2012 Olympic men’s final and 2014 UEFA Super Cup among many major matches. He is the first English referee of a EURO final since Arthur Ellis (1960) and Arthur Holland (1964) were in the middle for the inaugural two deciders.
Clattenburg was one of the pioneering additional assistant referees when the role was trialled at UEFA EURO 2012. At this year’s final tournament in France he has refereed Belgium v Italy, Czech Republic v Croatia and the opening round of 16 match between Switzerland and Poland. He was also a fourth official at Stade de France when Iceland played Austria, his only previous appointment for a UEFA fixture at the stadium.
Refereeing team
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG)
Assistants: Simon Beck, Jake Collin (both ENG)
Fourth official: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Additional assistants: Anthony Taylor, Andre Marriner (both ENG)
Reserve assistant referee: György Ring (HUN)
Clattenburg, 41, who also refereed the UEFA Champions League final in May, becomes the second man to take charge of both major European occasions in the same year after Pedro Proença in 2012. Clattenburg will be joined by English assistants Simon Beck and Jake Collin, plus compatriot additional assistants Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner when Portugal play France at Stade de France on Sunday.
Former electrician Clattenburg made history in May when he became the first man to take charge of the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League finals in the same season. An international referee since 2007, he has also refereed the 2012 Olympic men’s final and 2014 UEFA Super Cup among many major matches. He is the first English referee of a EURO final since Arthur Ellis (1960) and Arthur Holland (1964) were in the middle for the inaugural two deciders.
Clattenburg was one of the pioneering additional assistant referees when the role was trialled at UEFA EURO 2012. At this year’s final tournament in France he has refereed Belgium v Italy, Czech Republic v Croatia and the opening round of 16 match between Switzerland and Poland. He was also a fourth official at Stade de France when Iceland played Austria, his only previous appointment for a UEFA fixture at the stadium.
Refereeing team
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG)
Assistants: Simon Beck, Jake Collin (both ENG)
Fourth official: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Additional assistants: Anthony Taylor, Andre Marriner (both ENG)
Reserve assistant referee: György Ring (HUN)
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