Stéphane Laurent Lannoy (born 18 September 1969 in

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) is a French

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. Lannoy played football at an early age before moving into officiating matches. He has been a

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international referee since 2006.FIFA list of French referees
/ref> He lives in Sailly-sur-la-Lys and works as a video games distributor.Bio at worldreferee.com
/ref> He has refereed games at the

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, in the

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and qualifiers for the

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and

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.List of Lannoy matches at worldreferee.com
/ref> He was selected as a referee for the

.List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
/ref> Lannoy refereed the group stage match between The Netherlands and Denmark and the match between Brazil and Ivory Coast. He was also picked as one referee of the referees for

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. On 28 June 2012, Lannoy refereed the Euro 2012 semifinal between Italy and Germany, won 2–1 by Italy. He booked

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, in accordance with UEFA guidelines, for taking his shirt off after a goal celebration.

Controversy

Stéphane Lannoy came into controversy for his refereeing in the match between Brazil and Ivory Coast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup when he awarded Brazilian player

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a second yellow card turned into red card in the 88th minute for a violent contact with Ivoirian player Abdul Kader Keïta. However, camera evidence showed that Abdul Kader Keïta was running into Kaká and dived in the ground, covering his face as if he was injured, after the contact was made.

References

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