Manchester City vs Inter Milan: Who is the referee for the Champions League final?

By Mark White
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Manchester City vs Inter Milan kicks off, with a familiar referee for the Champions League final

A view of the UEFA Champions League logo during the UEFA Champions League 2021/22 Round of 16 Draw at the UEFA headquarters, The House of European Football, on December 13, 2021, in Nyon, Switzerland.
(Image credit: Richard Juilliart - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

Manchester City vs Inter Milan has kicked off with the referee for the Champions League final a familiar face.

The final is the biggest match in European football – and fittingly, the referee tonight for the fixture is the same man who officiated the World Cup final in Qatar in December. Szymon Marciniak is an incredibly experienced referee, who has reffed at the highest level: this year, was named The World's Best Referee by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS); he refereed his first match in the top Polish professional league as long ago as 2009. 

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.