- Herbert Fandel
Infobox Person
name = Herbert Fandel
caption =
birth_date = birth date and age|1964|3|9
birth_place = Kyllburg, Germany
death_date =
death_place =
height = height|m=1.85
weight = 76 kg
occupation =Football referee , music school director
nationality = flagicon|GER GermanHerbert Fandel (born
March 9 ,1964 inKyllburg ) is a German football referee who was in charge of the 2007UEFA Champions League final. Fandel refereed theUEFA Cup final in 2006 between the English side Middlesbrough and the Spanish side Sevilla. He also refereed the 2005FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil inGermany . He officiated the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney . He is the director of a music school by occupation. He is married and a father of two children.Notable matches
2007 Champions League Final
Fandel was appointed by
UEFA to referee the2007 UEFA Champions League Final betweenA.C. Milan andLiverpool F.C. at theAthens Olympic Stadium . [ [http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/540620.pdf UEFA Champions league final appointment] from www.uefa.com] He showed four yellows, two for each side. Just before half time, AC Milan took the lead. AC Milan went on to record a 2 - 1 victory.Euro 2008 Qualifier: Denmark v. Sweden
On
June 2 2007 , Fandel took charge of the Euro 2008 qualifying game between Denmark and Sweden inCopenhagen , the first ever UEFA qualifier between the two teams. Denmark had rallied back to 3 - 3 from 0 - 3 down when in the 89th minute, Fandel awarded Sweden apenalty kick and sent off Danish midfielderChristian Poulsen for punchingMarkus Rosenberg in the stomach. Seconds later, before the penalty kick could be executed, a Danish fan ran on the pitch and attacked Fandel, managing to put a hand on the referee's neck before being held off by Danish players. As a result, the officials left the field, abandoning the game. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6715785.stm Referee abandons Euro qualifier] , from BBC, retrieved3 June 2007 ]Euro 2008
On
June 7 ,2008 Fandel was in charge for theEuro 2008 Group A game between Portugal and Turkey. He booked three players for Turkey, and the game ended in a 2-0 win for Portugal.He also took charge of the Spain v Italy quarter final in Vienna on
22 June 2008 , in which Spain won 4-2 on penalties. He was roundly criticized by many observers for his failure to call some critical penalties for Spain in the game. [ [http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/06/23/italians-turn-ugly-as-spain-are-left-to-look-for-a-bit-extra-89520-20617995/ Italians turn ugly as Spain are left to look for a bit extra] ]External links
*De icon [http://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil.php?id=2323 weltfussball.de profile]
* [http://www.ratetheref.net/ref/view/31/herbert-fandel Rate Herbert in the Euro 2008 Finals]References
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