Björn
Kuipers has been chosen to referee the Champions League final match between Real
Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Lisbon on May 24. He has been confirmed by the
UEFA.
He
is going to be the fourth
Dutchman after Leo Horn (1957, 1962), Charles Corver (1978) and Dick Jol
(2001) to take charge of the European Cup final.
The
41-year-old Dutchman will be assisted by fellow countrymen Sander van Roekel
and Erwin Zeinstra while Cüneyt Çakır from Turkey will be the fourth official. Pol
van Boekel and Richard Liesveld from Netherlands have been named two additional
assistant referees.
The
Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be his 69th
match in UEFA competitions and his fifth in this season’s UEFA Champions
League.
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