Friday, June 29, 2012

Euro 2012: Pedro Proença gets nod ahead of Howard Webb for final

• England's Howard Webb refereed 2010 World Cup final
• Proença gets final after refereeing England in quarters

Howard Webb's hopes of adding another showpiece occasion to his CV have been dashed after it was confirmed Portuguese referee Pedro Proença will take charge of Sunday's Euro 2012 final between Spain and Italy in Kiev.

Webb refereed the last World Cup final, a season when he also did the Champions League final.

He was fourth official for Thursday night's semi-final between Italy and Germany.

However, he has been overlooked for the biggest game of the tournament in favour of Proença, who was in charge of England's quarter-final defeat to Italy in Kiev. Read More

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