 Pol van Boekel (center) in 2007 | |||
| Full name | Paulus Hendrikus Martinus van Boekel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1975-07-19)19 July 1975 (age 50) Venray,Netherlands | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| Eredivise | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2008– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Paulus Hendrikus Martinus van Boekel (born 19 July 1975) is a Dutch international football referee.[1]
He refereed at the2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[2] beginning with the match betweenMoldova andEngland.
Van Boekel became a FIFA referee in 2008.[3]
On 7 July 2021, he was thevideo assistant referee (VAR) for theEuro 2020 semifinal match between England and Denmark. Controversially, he chose to uphold refereeDanny Makkelie's decision to award a penalty for a foul onRaheem Sterling of England.[4]
On 26 October 2022 he was thevideo assistant referee (VAR) for the 2022–2023UEFA Champions League Group stage match betweenTottenham Hotspur andSporting CP, he controversially ruled outHarry Kane's injury time winner which would have meant Tottenham went through to the round of 16 in the Champions league.
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