World's richest judge will head the Euro 2020, Italy-English final

Periskopi

9 July 2021, 16:04(5 years ago)

Bjorn Kuipers has been confirmed as the judge of the Euro 2020 final, between Italy and England at the Mt. The 48-year-old Dutch has led three matches in this competition, including the quarter-finals between Denmark and Czechia. He was also the fourth judge in England's 1-0 victory over Croatia, in the group phase, broadcast Periscopi. Quippers, who has [...]

The 48-year-old Dutch has led three matches in this competition, including the quarter-finals between Denmark and Czechia.

He was also the fourth judge in England's 1-0 victory over Croatia, in the group phase, broadcast Periscopi.

Kuipers, who has worked as international judge since 2006, will be the first Judge from the Netherlands to lead a European Championship final.

However, it will be UEFA's seventh final. It has also led the World Legal finals in 2013 and 2018 and the End of the League Champions in 2014, between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

But did you know Quippers is known as the richest judge in the world?

With a fortune of 13.4 million euros in 2016, according to the veteran, founded the chain of supermarkets Jumbo Kuipers in the Netherlands, after graduating from business faculty at the University of Redboud in Niymegen.