Soccer-Romanian Kovacs to referee Champions League final

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group F - Czech Republic v Turkey - Hamburg Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany - June 26, 2024 Turkey's Kaan Ayhan is shown a yellow card by referee Istvan Kovacs REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Romanian Istvan Kovacs has been appointed to referee the Champions League final between Paris St Germain and Inter Milan in Munich on May 31, UEFA said on Monday.

The 40-year-old Kovacs officiated at the 2022 Europa Conference League final and 2024 Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen.

He has refereed seven Champions League games this season, including the last-16 second leg between Liverpool and PSG.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ed Osmond)