Ole Hermann Borgan is a Norwegian football assistant referee. He has a great amount of experience and after having been appointed by UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

 on New Year's Day 1996, he has run the line for many European matches and international competitions including UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal.
Internationally he teamed up with referee Terje Hauge

Terje Hauge

Terje Hauge is a Norwegian football referee from the club Olsvik IL.-Refereeing career:Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 232 matches in the Tippeligaen. He has been an authorised FIFA referee since 1993...

 and fellow assistant referee Steinar Holvik.

In May 2006 he became embroiled in controversy. Originally appointed to run the line at the Stade de France

Stade de France

The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...

 for the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League 2005-06

The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st staging of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992. 74 teams from 50 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played...

 final between FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

 and Arsenal FC, he was dismissed 48 hours prior to kickoff when he was depicted in Paris posing in a Barcelona jersey. His replacement was fellow Norwegian Arild Sundet

Arild Sundet

Arild Sundet is a Norwegian Football Assistant Referee. Having been appointed by UEFA to referee European Cup competitions, he has run the line for many European matches, including the UEFA Champions League....

.

Borgan later retired from international refereeing, citing disappointment with how the Football Association of Norway

Football Association of Norway

The Football Association of Norway is the governing body of football in Norway. Current FIFA World Champions It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the Norwegian Premier League.The team are enjoying their best ever spell thanks to World Player of the...

handled the case.