Tony Chapron

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Tony Chapron
Chapron in 2012
Born (1972-04-23) 23 April 1972 (age 52)
Flers, Orne, France
Domestic
Years League Role
2006–2018 Ligue 1 Referee
International
Years League Role
2007–2017 FIFA listed Referee

Tony Chapron (born 23 April 1972) is a French former football referee.

Born in Flers, Orne, Chapron took up refereeing in 1996 in conjunction with his job as an educational advisor. He became a full-time referee in 1998 and an international referee in 2007.[1]

Career

In 2007, a flare thrown by fans at a match between Lyon and Saint-Étienne resulted in police firing tear gas into the crowd, and Chapron ordered the players to retreat to the changing rooms for 20 minutes.[2]

Prior to 2008, the only international matches he had refereed were qualifying matches, but in October 2008, Chapron took charge of the

2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship in Sweden.[3]

On 2 November 2010, Chapron took charge of his first UEFA Champions League match between Rubin Kazan and Panathinaikos; he showed three yellow cards during the game, all to Panathinaikos players.[4]

Chapron officiated at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[5] as well as 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[6]

On 14 January 2018, during a

FFF[8] and called to meet a disciplinary committee following the incident.[9][10] He was suspended for six months,[11] following which he retired as a referee and now works for French media.[12]

References

  1. ^ FIFA. "France: Referees". Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ Vignal, Patrick (3 March 2007). "Soccer-Lyon win derby marred by crowd trouble". Reuters UK. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Referees confirmed for U21 finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Rubin Kazan-Panathinaikos". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. ^ FIFA. "Match Report – Canada – Rwanda 0:0". 25 June 2011. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  6. ^ FIFA. "Match Report – Latvia – Greece 0:2 (0:1)". 10 September 2008. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Nantes 0–1 Paris St-Germain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ "French FA suspends referee after kick". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Ligue 1 ref stood down after tripping player then sending him off". Football365. Planet Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ Orsini, Vincent. "Press release of the arbitration technical directorate" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Tony Chapron: French referee gets six-month ban – half of which is suspended". BBC Sport. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Tony Chapron: The French referee who saw the red mist, on that kick". BBC Sport. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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