About
Professional football referee and one of the most highly rated international referees of his generation. He refereed the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France and the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. In 2023 he was named "The World's Best Referee" by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
Before Fame
He was originally interested in cycling, but began to play football at the age of 15. At 21, he began refereeing in addition to playing as an amateur footballer. In 2006 he transitioned to refereeing professionally. He became a FIFA referee in 2011.
Trivia
He was the first Polish referee to officiate the FIFA World Cup Final. He practices Muay Thai as an amateur. In 2021, he was diagnosed with having tachycardia after recovering from Covid-19. Throughout his career, as of 2021, he averaged four yellow cards per game.
Family Life
He is married to a woman named Magdalena and they have two children, a son Bartosz and a daughter Natalia.
Associated With
Referees Pierluigi Collina and Howard Webb praised his performance at the World Cup Final.
