The best referee in the world in 2022 Mazignak will officiate the Champions League final

2023-05-23 14:56

The best referee in the world in 2022 Mazignak will officiate the Champions League final


The 42-year-old Polish referee Simon Maziniak, who won the World Referee of the Year 2022 this year, has been selected to officiate Manchester City's UEFA Champions League final against Inter Milan.


Although Mazignak was in charge of the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, his judgment was controversial. After the game, 200,000 fans of the French team were dissatisfied with Mazignak's judgment and called for a joint signature on the Internet to request a rematch. However, the Polish referee still won plenty of praise for Argentina's victory over France in the World Cup final.


On January 11 this year, Maziniak was named the best referee in the world in 2022 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), affirming Maziniak's efforts in the football refereeing field.


UEFA announced the selection of Mazignak to referee the national team and the top final of Europe's top competition in the same season. Mazignak will be the referee for the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan on June 11.


And this Polish referee once enforced the UEFA Champions League knockout match between the two finalist teams. One was Inter Milan's 0-0 draw with Porto in the round of 16, and the other was Manchester City's 4-4 semi-final. In the 0-0 victory over Real Madrid.


The best referee in the world in 2022 Mazignak will officiate the Champions League final


On the other hand, UEFA also announced the referee candidates for the remaining three top European finals. England referee Anthony Taylor, 44, will referee Sevilla's UEFA Europa League final against Roma on June 1.


The 47-year-old Spanish referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande will usher in the first milestone in his refereeing career. On June 8, Lorenza played West Ham in the UEFA Europa League final. Law enforcement in the UEFA Europa League final.


As for Wolfsburg's Women's Champions League final at Barcelona on June 4, Welsh referee Cheryl Foster, 42, will be the referee. All of the referees for this match were women, with the exception of Italian video referee (VAR) Massimiliano Irati.