The most special referee of EURO 2024: Once had Ronaldo react, had 10 red cards in one match

Mr. Facundo Tello is 42 years old this year. This referee is also the only South American to work in the group stage of EURO 2024. According to the announcement of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the reason for this is because UEFA has cooperated with the Confederation of American Football (CONMEBOL).

UEFA announced: “Facundo Tello will be part of the 18 refereeing teams at EURO 2024. This is the result of the ongoing partnership between UEFA and CONMEBOL. The agreement will see the two football bodies share referees. Facundo Tello’s first match will be Turkey vs Georgia. Both teams are very determined, so fairness must be the top priority.

Born in Bahia Blanca, Facundo Tello is the highest-ranking referee Argentina has. In 2011, he joined the refereeing department of the Argentine Football Association. His first big match came in 2018, when Facundo Tello took charge of the dreaded Super Clasico between River Plate and Boca Juniors. A year later, Facundo Tello was called up to the FIFA international referee list.

Mr. Facundo Tello will be the only South American referee working in the group stage of EURO 2024.

Referee Facundo Tello’s strictness and discipline are highly appreciated. Top and tough teams in Argentina such as Boca Juniors and Racing are “afraid” of him every time he referees. After 331 matches as a main referee, Mr. Facundo Tello also issued 1,532 yellow cards and 84 red cards.

In July 2022, Mr. Facundo Tello was mentioned loudly in all South American forums when he refereed the final of the Trophy of Champions (Argentina National Cup). At that time, Boca Juniors and Racing met. After 120 minutes of tension, the match broke out with many fights and Mr. Facundo Tello issued a total of 10 red cards, an unforgettable record of the tournament.

Mr. Facundo Tello once showed 10 red cards in just one match.

Notably, the match between Türkiye and Georgia is in Group F, where there is the presence of championship candidate Portugal and the team that is considered very worth watching - Czech Republic. As for the Portuguese players, referee Facundo Tello has been severely criticized by them.

Remember in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, Mr. Facundo Tello was the referee of the clash between the Portuguese and Moroccan teams. In this match, the Portuguese team lost 0-1 despite being highly rated. Ronaldo and his teammates reacted strongly to the referee. After Portugal had to leave the World Cup, criticism was immediately directed towards Mr. Facundo Tello.

The Portuguese team (in white) once harshly criticized Mr. Facundo Tello.

Veteran midfielder Pepe criticized referee Facundo Tello: “Why let an Argentinian referee a Portugal match, that is unacceptable. We are too strong and perhaps the arrangement of referee Facundo Tello to referee is to prevent us from reaching the semi-finals. The Portuguese team suffered too much injustice from Mr. Facundo Tello's confusing decisions. The referee's feelings and arrogance on the field made the whole team angry. After we were eliminated, I can bet everything I have that Argentina will win the 2022 World Cup.”

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