Michel Kitabdjian was the French

French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 referee who officiated the infamous 1975 European Cup Final

1975 European Cup Final

The 1975 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Parc des Princes, Paris, on 28 May 1975 between Leeds United and Bayern Munich.-Background:...

 between Leeds United and Bayern Munich in which he had disallowed a goal by Peter Lorimer for offside and denied Leeds two penalty appeals as Beckenbauer first handled the ball in the box, and then brought down Allan Clarke

Allan Clarke

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in a tackle. This led to rioting amongst the Leeds fans.