Pedro Proença

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Pedro Proença Oliveira Alves García (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu pɾuˈẽsɐ]; born 3 November 1970) is a Portuguese football official and former referee who has served as the president of the Portuguese Football Federation since February 2025. Proença refereed several notable matches domestically and internationally, including the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Taça de Portugal finals, Taça da Liga finals, as well as the 2012 finals of both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA European Championship, becoming the first referee to overview both finals of the main European competitions for clubs and national teams in the same year. In 2006–07, he was named as the Portuguese Referee of the Year. He was promoted to UEFA's Elite category at the start of the 2009–10 season. On 22 June 2011, he was named as "Best Referee" for the 2010–11 season by the Portuguese Football Federation. In January 2013, he was voted by the IFFHS as the Best Referee of 2012. Proença retired from refereeing in January...

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