It is Clement Turpin who will referee the poster Le Havre-RC Lens this Sunday (17th day of Ligue 1, 3 p.m., to follow live on Lensois.com and broadcast in full on DAZN). The international referee is 42 years old.
He will be assisted by Nicolas Danos and Christophe Mouysset while Gabriel Henry will be the 4th referee. Pierre Gaillouste and Julian Grelot will be responsible for video assistance.
This season, Clement Turpin led 8 Ligue 1 matches for 24 yellows and one direct red. He was on the whistle on November 9 during the 3-2 victory at Bollaert of RC Lens against Nantes, a few months after being able to lead the opening match of Euro 2024 between Germany and Scotland. Often considered one of the best French referees, he does not escape controversies like all his colleagues and has his detractors. On the Lens side, for example, we often rehash his refereeing during the derby lost 3-0 at home against Lille during the 2020-2021 season, a match during which he had sent off Clément Michelin in the first period after having granted from the start of the match a very contentious penalty in Lille for a shove by Seko Fofana on Jonathan Bamba. Then RC Lens goalkeeper, Jean-Louis Leca criticized him for not having gone to watch the video to notice an error.
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