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Bjorn Kuipers of the Netherlands will referee the European Super Cup match between Barcelona and FC Porto on Friday.
The 38-year-old Kuipers, who joined the FIFA international list of referees in 2006, was appointed by UEFA on Wednesday.
He handled Porto's 5-1 victory over Villarreal in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals in April.
Kuipers was chosen by FIFA last season to officiate African champion TP Mazembe's 2-0 win over South America's Internacional in the Club World Cup semifinals in Abu Dhabi.
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UEFA's choice of Kuipers for the match in Monaco, between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League, suggests he is a strong candidate to referee at the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.
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