The French judge died of a stroke that occurred while he was training on Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
“Refereeing is in mourning”. Thus, the French Elite Soccer Referees Union mourned the sudden death of judge Johan Hamelat the age of 42 as a result of a stroke occurred during the afternoon of this Tuesday.
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The event, which occurred while he was training, has caused a great commotion in French and European football in general, for which a huge number of condolence messages.
L’arbitrage est en deuil. Nous apprenons le décès de notre Collègue et Ami, Johan HAMEL, arbitre de Ligue 1, à l’âge de 42 ans. A sa Famille, ses Proches et Amis, le SAFE et les Arbitres adressent leurs plus profondes condoléances. Johan, tu nous manqueras. pic.twitter.com/qhzVKHYLrN
— SAFE (@ArbitresSAFE)
“We just “It is with immense sadness that we learn of the death of Johan Hamel. Olympique de Lyon sends its most sincere condolences to his family, his loved ones, as well as to the entire French refereeing body”, published one of the main Ligue 1 clubs.
Nous venons d’apprendre avec une immense tristesse le décès de Johan Hamel 🖤
L’Olympique Lyonnais adresse ses plus sincères condoléances à sa famille, à ses proches, ainsi qu’à l’ensemble du corps arbitral français. pic.twitter.com/hiRwLjg1tz
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL)
“My condolences to the family of Johan Hamel, a very good referee and a great person on and off the field. RIP Johan”, said the former French national team, Florian Thauvin.
Hamel was part of the refereeing body that recently directed the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Celtic. While for the French tournament he led last Sunday as a VAR referee in the PSG-Auxerre match.