Alexis Ponnet (born 9 March 1939 in

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) is a former

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football referee. Ponnet is best known for supervising two matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in

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and one in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in

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. He also refereed the European Cup final in 1987 between

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and Bayern Munich. He also refereed two

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and

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. In February 1983, Ponnet was rendered unconscious and hospitalized overnight after Saudi Arabian player

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punched him in the head during the World Military Cup between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Ponnet had given him a red card minutes earlier. Farhan was subsequently banned from international games for life by FIFA.

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