Francis Rion
Rion in 2011
Born10 June 1933
Dalhem, Belgium
Died3 November 2022(2022-11-03) (aged 89)
NationalityBelgian
OccupationFootball referee

Francis Rion (10 June 1933 – 3 November 2022) was a Belgian football referee.[1] He was an international referee until 1981 and notably officiated the 1978 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal between Italy and Austria,[2] a 1 to 0 victory for the Italians.[3]

In 1994, Rion founded a referee supporters' club in Malmedy named Lès Djoyeûs Dragons d'Mâm'dî with the support of Standard Liège.[4] He became honorary president of the club in 2013. In 2015, he was made an honorary member of the Famille des Rouches, an associate of supporters of Standard Liège.

References

  1. ^ Cammereri, Romain (3 November 2022). "Francis Rion, l'arbitre international de Malmedy et grand supporter du Standard de Liège, est décédé". Sudinfo (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Francis Rion". World Referee.
  3. ^ "Au rayon "Personnalités"". Dalhem (in French). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Lès Djoyeûs Dragons d'Mâm'dî". Lès Djoyeûs Dragons d'Mâm'dî (in French). Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.


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