After refereeing the World Cup ultimate in December, Szymon Marciniak of Poland was picked Monday to officiate the Champions League ultimate between Manchester Metropolis and Inter Milan.
UEFA chosen Marciniak to finish a uncommon feat on June 10 in Istanbul of refereeing the largest finals in nationwide staff and European membership soccer in the identical season.
The 42-year-old Pole received reward for his dealing with of Argentina’s World Cup win over France in a penalty shootout in Doha, Qatar.
The primary World Cup-Champions League ultimate double was finished by English referee Howard Webb in 2010.
Marciniak dealt with video games with each Champions League finalists within the knockout rounds — Manchester Metropolis’s 4-0 win over Actual Madrid within the semifinals and Inter Milan’s 0-0 draw at Porto within the spherical of 16.