Ľuboš Micheľ
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May 16, 1968 Stropkov, Czechoslovakia |
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| Other occupation | Factory Manager | ||
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| –2008 | Slovak Superliga | ||
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Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎuboʃ ˈmixeʎ]; born May 16, 1968 in Stropkov, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former top-level Slovak football referee who currently works as President and CEO for PAOK FC. He is also the Sports Director of the team.
Micheľ became a FIFA referee at the age of 25.
Micheľ was selected to referee the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville, Spain, between Porto and Celtic, one of the biggest appointments for a UEFA referee.
Micheľ officiated at Euro 2004, taking charge of 3 games, including the quarter-final between Sweden and the Netherlands. He issued 16 yellow cards and 0 reds at an average of 5.33 cards per game, placing him sixth on the cards per game table.
In the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League, during the semi-final second leg match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Anfield in which the visiting team lost by one goal to nil, there was debate over whether a "ghost goal" had been scored by Liverpool. A computerised 're-enactment' suggested the ball had not crossed the line, and that Micheľ would have been unable to see it from his angle, while motion expert Mike Spann concluded that Micheľ had made the correct decision. Micheľ himself stated that his decision was based on the reaction of the assistant referee.
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