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| Full name | Glenn Nyberg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 1988 Säter, Sweden | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2013– | Superettan | Referee | |
| 2013– | Allsvenskan | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2016– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Glenn Nyberg (born 12 October 1988) is a Swedish football referee. He became professional referee in 2008, has been an Allsvenskan referee since 2013 and a full international referee for FIFA since 2016.
Nyberg has been refereeing matches in the Swedish Fotbollsallsvenskan since October 2013 .
Since 2016, he has been on the FIFA list of referees and has officiated international football matches.
On 11 June 2023, Nyberg was selected to referee 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final between Uruguay and Italy in Argentina.
On 9 April 2024, Nyberg refereed the first leg of UEFA Champions League quarter final knockout tie between Arsenal and Bayern Munich but he was heavily criticized by Bayern Munich's coach Thomas Tuchel for not awarding his team a penalty when opposition player Gabriel Magalhães deliberately catched a ball with his hands during normal play. Tuchel claims Nyberg justified his decision saying he didn't want to punish a "kid's mistake" by Magalhães. Also, at the end of the match, Nyberg was confronted by Arsenal's Bukayo Saka for denied a late penalty after Saka collided with Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the box. [1]
In same month, Nyberg was selected to officiate at Men's Olympic Games football tournament in Paris. Weeks later, he was also selected to officiate at UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. [2] [3]
The following month, he was appointed by UEFA as the fourth official for Europa Conference League final between Olympiacos and Fiorentina. [4]
At 2024 Summer Olympics, Nyberg was assigned the opening Group B match between Argentina and Morocco where it was interrupted in the 90+16 minute with the score 2–2 after a pitch invasion after Cristian Medina score an equaliser but two hours later, Nyberg disallowed Medina's goal before the match was resumed behind closed doors and resulted in a 2–1 win for Morocco. [5]
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