German – The referee who will officiate the final match of Euro 2024, Francois Letexier, has become the topic of conversation among many football fans in the world, especially fans of the Indonesian national team. Yes, the referee with a French passport once aroused the emotions of Indonesian fans when the Indonesian U-23 national team lost 0-1 to Guinea U-23 in the 2024 Olympic play-off on May 9, 2024. At that time, he was also a person who fired coach Shin Tae-yong.
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Who would have thought that Francois Letexier would have already caused controversy in the top flight of the French league, Ligue 1, in 2022? At the time, he was officiating the match between OGC Nice and FC Nantes on 23 October 2022.
Shin Tae-yeon was shown a red card by French referee Francois Letexier
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It emerged that Letexier had missed a penalty against FC Nantes when he collided with Nice defender Matthias Vitti in the penalty area in the first half. Instead, he awarded Nice a penalty when the ball hit Nantes defender Jean-Charles Castelletto on the arm late in the match.
Thanks to this, “Nice” was saved from defeat by equalising the score at 1-1. Nicolas Pepe successfully scored a penalty in the 90+7 minute for Nice. Meanwhile, Nantes lost two players at the end of the match.
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Letexier sent off FC Nantes player Cader Bamba in the 90+8 minute and goalkeeper Alban Lafont after two minutes. Two red cards graced the Ligue 1-2022 match. The referee’s decision also angered many FC Nantes fans.
She was even reportedly threatened on social media. Weather news. The referee was also heavily criticised by FC Nantes manager Antoine Comboire. Letexier subsequently filed a complaint after receiving threats and abuse on social media.
“I made many of these threats during my career and on social media for the first time,” he said in the report. Weather News in 2022.
Among Indonesian fans, Letexier’s name is also hated. This is consistent with the referee’s attitude in awarding Indonesia two disputed penalties in a match held at INF Clairefontaine, France, against Guinea U-23.
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According to Time News, he even received threats on social media. The referee was also harshly criticised by FC Nantes coach Antoine Comboire. Letexier subsequently filed a complaint after receiving threats and abuse on social media.
