On Tuesday, the French Football Federation revealed the name of the referee who will officiate the Coupe de France final between Lens and Nice on Saturday, May 22.
It is a reward for him. On Tuesday, Jérôme Brisard was designated as the referee for the Coupe de France final between Nice and Lens, as announced by the executive committee of the French Football Federation.
Just named the best Ligue 1 referee for the second consecutive year, this 40-year-old official, who has officiated 176 Ligue 1 matches as the central referee, 23 Coupe de France matches, and 15 Europa League matches, will referee his first Coupe de France final of his career on May 22 at the Stade de France.
He will be assisted by Alexis Auger and Thomas Luczynski as assistants, Bastien Dechepy as the fourth official, and Alexandre Castro and Guillaume Paradis on VAR. The FFF also announced the refereeing team for the Coupe Gambardella final, which will see PSG face Montpellier as the curtain-raiser for the main final and will be led by Lucas Fouret from the Hauts-de-France League.
It is worth noting that Jérôme Brisard, who officiated the 2020 Coupe de la Ligue final between PSG and Lyon, will be at the 2026 World Cup (June 11-July 19), four years after being present in Qatar in 2022. This time, he will be a video assistant referee.
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