ExclusiveRefereeing: "The 2022-23 season will be atypical, but we will be ready" (Clément Turpin)

"We are already looking ahead to the 2022-23 season, which will be completely atypical. It will be the first time that there will be four straight relegations (in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats) without even the possibility of a play-off. A season cut in two with a rather long winter break (due to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 21/11 to 18/12/2022). We know there will be pressure, we know there will be emotion, we know there will be frustration, maybe a bit more than usual. But we (referees) will be ready," said international referee Clément Turpin (FRA) to News Tank Football on 05/07/2022.

Clément Turpin, who officiated the last Champions League final between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid CF (0-1) at the Stade de France in Paris (FRA) on 28/05/2022, spoke on the sidelines of the ceremony organised by SAFE at the Generali (insurance) headquarters (Paris, FRA) to celebrate all the French referees who have officiated in a final of UEFA's most prestigious club competition.

Alongside the 2022 finalists (Clément Turpin, Nicolas Danos and Cyril Gringore), other great names in French refereeing…