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Glenn Nyberg

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Glenn Nyberg
Full name Glenn Nyberg
Born (1988-10-12) 12 October 1988 (age 35)
Säter, Sweden
Domestic
Years League Role
2013– Superettan Referee
2013– Allsvenskan Referee
International
Years League Role
2016– FIFA listed Referee

Glenn Nyberg (born 12 October 1988) is a Swedish football referee. He became a professional referee in 2008, has been an Allsvenskan referee since 2013 and a full international referee for FIFA since 2016.

Refereeing career[edit]

Nyberg has been refereeing matches in the Swedish Fotbollsallsvenskan since October 2013 .

Since 2016, he has been on the FIFA list of referees and has officiated international football matches.

On 11 June 2023, Nyberg was selected to referee 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final between Uruguay and Italy in Argentina.

On 9 April 2024, Nyberg refereed the first leg of UEFA Champions League quarter final knockout tie between Arsenal and Bayern Munich but he was heavily criticized by Bayern Munich's coach Thomas Tuchel for not awarding his team a penalty when opposition player Gabriel Magalhães deliberately catched a ball with his hands during normal play. Tuchel claims Nyberg justified his decision saying he didn't want to punish a "kid's mistake" by Magalhães. Also, at the end of the match, Nyberg was confronted by Arsenal's Bukayo Saka for denied a late penalty after Saka collided with Bayern Munich keeper Manuel Neuer in the box.[1]

In same month, Nyberg was selected to officiate at Men's Olympic Games football tournament in Paris. Weeks later, he was also selected to officiate at UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.[2] [3]

The following month, he was appointed by UEFA as the fourth official for Europa Conference League final between Olympiacos and Fiorentina.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allen, William (1 July 2024). "Who is Glenn Nyberg, the referee for France - Belgium at Euro 2024?". Diario AS. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 FIFA Men's and Women's Olympic Football Tournaments - Selected officials". law 5 - the referee. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2024 appointed". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Referee teams for 2024 UEFA club competition finals announced". UEFA. 13 May 2024. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

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