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.

Read more here on UEFA.COM

Athletico Madrid beat Chelsea 3-1 to set up an all-spanish final

Chelsea lost 1-3 to Athletico Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Semi final on Tuesday night at the Stamford Bridge.

Fernando Torres put Chelsea ahead in the 36th minute but didn't take long before the Madrid leveled up through Adrian Turan before the end of half time.

Samuel Eto'o fouled Diego Costa in the box 60' and he Cooley converted the penalty he earned as a result of the challenge while Arda Turan added more salt to Chelsea's injury when he grabbed the third 76th minute for the Madrid side.

Chelsea secured a 0-0 draw in the first leg encounter in Spain.

The victory however sets up an all-Spanish final as they face fellow city rivals Real Madrid who got past Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the other semi final tie.

The final comes up on May 24th in Lisbon Portugal.