Who is Espen Eskås, the referee for Sporting Lisbon-Galatasaray?
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- Norwegian referee Espen Eskås will officiate Galatasaray’s UEFA Champions League match away to Sporting CP.
- Eskås previously refereed Galatasaray’s 1-0 defeat to Young Boys on Aug. 28, 2024.
Norwegian referee Espen Eskås will take charge of Galatasaray’s away match against Sporting CP in the opening week of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League season.
Eskås is a Norwegian football referee who has officiated international competitions and several matches in European club tournaments. The Sporting fixture will bring him together with Galatasaray again in a European match.
UEFA records show that Eskås served as the referee for Galatasaray’s match against Young Boys on Aug. 28, 2024. Galatasaray lost that game 1-0.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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