UEFA name Kuipers as Referee for UCL Final

the UEFA Referees Committee has  announced the referee for the 2014 UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid CF and Club Atlético de Madrid, which takes place at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon on Saturday 24
May.

According to a statement on the European Football body's website which reads "The match will be refereed by 41-year-old Dutchman Björn Kuipers, who has been an international referee since 2006.

"In total,  Kuipers has officiated at 68 UEFA matches in his refereeing career. This season, he has taken charge of four UEFA Champions League and three UEFA Europa League matches. Kuipers also refereed last season’s UEFA Europa League final between SL Benfica and
Chelsea FC (1-2) in Amsterdam.

"At the final in Lisbon, Björn Kuipers will be assisted by his fellow
countrymen Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. The fourth official will be Cüneyt Çakır from Turkey, and the two additional assistant referees, Pol van Boekel and Richard Liesveld, are also from the Netherlands. A Dutch reserve assistant referee – Angelo Boonman – completes the line-up of the refereeing team.

Also mentioned in the release are referees for the Europa league and women's Champions League final.

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