Igor Vyacheslavovich Egorov is a Russian football referee and a former player (he played in the lower leagues for FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk

FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk

FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk is an association football club from Dzerzhinsk, Russia, founded in 1946. As of 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division. It played in the Soviet First League from 1947 to 1949 and 1960 to 1962.-Team name history:...

 and FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod

FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod

FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod was a Russian football club based in Nizhny Novgorod. They spent eight seasons in the Russian Premier League.-History:...

 from 1986 to 1990). He has been a FIFA

FIFA

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 international referee since 2003. He lives in Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...

 and is a businessman. He was named best Russian referee by the Sport Express newspaper in 2006 and 2007. He has refereed games in the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 and UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

, as well as UEFA Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

qualifiers.