caption fullname internationalyears years birth_place image_size otheroccupation league internationalrole birth_date confederation role image article_title name
brych after refereeing a bundesliga game in 2009 . felix brych 2007 -- 2004 -- munich , germany 220 lawyer bundesliga referee 3 august 1975 fifa referee dr felix brych.jpg felix brych
 felix brych
felix brych

felix brych -lrb- born 3 august 1975 -rrb- is a german football referee .
based in munich , brych started refereeing in the bundesliga in 2004 and was awarded his fifa badge in 2007 .
he refereed his first senior international match in october that year , taking charge of romania 's 2 -- 0 win over luxembourg in uefa euro 2008 qualifying group g .
in february 2008 , he was appointed to referee the 2007 -- 08 uefa cup round of 32 match between panathinaikos and rangers , and in october 2008 , he officiated the 2008 -- 09 uefa champions league group d match between liverpool and psv eindhoven .
in october 2011 he officiated the champions league group c match between manchester united and oţelul galaţi , where he was responsible for the controversial sending off of nemanja vidić .
he officiated the first leg of the 2011 -- 12 champions league semi-final between chelsea and barcelona , a match that finished with a win for the blues over the defending champions .
in august 2013 he officiated an international friendly between england and scotland at wembley stadium , and on 14 may 2014 he refereed the 2014 uefa europa league final and was severely criticised for benefiting sevilla .
outside of football , brych is a qualified doctor of law , having written his doctorate about sports .
