Björn Kuipers
Björn Kuipers (; born 28 March 1973) is a former Dutch Referee (association football), football referee. He has been a FIFA International Referees List, FIFA listed referee from 2006 to 2021 and an UEFA Elite group referee from 2009 to 2021. He was Assistant referee (association football), assisted during international matches by Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. A supermarket owner by occupation, Kuipers has officiated at two World Cups and three European Championship tournaments. It was announced on 29 July 2021 that Kuipers would be retiring from refereeing, officiating his final match between AFC Ajax, Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, PSV on 7 August in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield. Refereeing career Domestic career Kuipers's debut professional domestic match as a referee was a Eerste Divisie, second-tier clash between SC Telstar and MVV Maastricht, MVV at the Rabobank IJmond Stadion in IJmuiden on 20 September 2002. He was inducted into the A-List of referees of the Royal Dutch F ...
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Krestovsky Stadium
Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons (russian: «Газпром Арена»), is a retractable roof stadium with a retractable pitch in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which serves as home for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The stadium was opened in 2017 for the FIFA Confederations Cup.New stadium
at Zenit's website It is called Saint Petersburg Stadium during major international tournaments, including the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, , and