Football referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz of Spain is well-known for officiating matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds. He was chosen to officiate both the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications and the actual tournament. He has officiated in La Liga since 2008 and is on the list of the Spanish Football Association. He has officiated UEFA and other international competitions and is a well-known referee with a distinctive and chatty manner.
Lahoz has also served as a referee for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Can Antonio Mateu Lahoz speak English? How many languages does he speak?
English is a language Antonio Mateu Lahoz can speak. Since Manuel Enrique Mejuto González in 2005, Mateu Lahoz, 44, has been the first Spanish official to referee the UEFA Champions League final. During a match between Manchester City and Liverpool in the 2018 Champions League that he officiated, Pep Guardiola, the Spanish manager of Manchester City, addressed the referee on the field during halftime. Mateu Lahoz was blamed by The Offside Rule for allowing player fights to break out by failing to pay attention to the game, and they called the match’s disallowed goal “a catastrophic error.” Mateu Lahoz officiated the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29, 2021.
