Clément Turpin (; born 16 May 1982) is a French

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. He has been a

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referee since 2010, and an

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Elite group referee since 2012.

Career

Turpin became a

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referee in 2010. He has served as a referee in the

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and 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He became a referee in UEFA club competitions from the

2010–11 UEFA Europa League The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, w ...

. In May 2016, Turpin was named the best French referee by the

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. The same year he officiated at the

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in France and was one of the five

referees for the Men’s Olympic Games football tournament in Brazil. The following year Turpin refereed in the

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in India. On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that Turpin would officiate at the

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, with Cyril Gringore and Nicolas Danos as assistant referees. On 4 July 2020, he officiated the Oldest capital derby of

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between Levski Sofia and

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. On 26 May 2021, he refereed the 2021 UEFA Europa League Final between Villarreal and

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. Turpin was selected by UEFA to officiate the

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between

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and

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1982 births Living people French football referees UEFA Champions League referees UEFA Europa League referees UEFA Euro 2016 referees 2018 FIFA World Cup referees People from Oullins Football referees at the 2016 Summer Olympics UEFA Euro 2020 referees 2022 FIFA World Cup referees FIFA World Cup referees Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis {{France-footy-bio-stub

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