Greek referee to oversee Celtic's Euro tie
- adamhigginsuk
- Jul 15, 2014
- 1 min read
Holding the whistle: The relatively unknown Pappas will take control of Celtic's opening European tie (Picture from Twitter)
GREEK referee Andreas Pappas will take charge of Celtic's Champions League clash with KR Reykjavik on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old will be the man in the middle as the Scottish champions get their competitive season underway in Iceland in the first leg of their second qualifying round tie.
Fellow countrymen Ilias Alexeas and Alexandros Grevenis will be the assistant referees while Antonis Giachos is the fourth official.
Pappas - from the Hellenic Republic - is a Uefa Category three whistler who officiated in Europa League qualification and Under-19 Euro qualifiers last season.
He has been refereeing since 1997, following in the footsteps of his father who guided him in the early stages of his career.
Pappas was promoted to the Greek SuperLeague list in August 2009 and joined the Fifa list in January 2013.
Celtic's match against the Icelandic champions at the KR-Vollur Stadium will be screened live on BBC Scotland and shall be streamed on the BBC Sport website.
Last updated: 15 July 2014 13:45pm
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