Carlos Eugênio Simon

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Carlos Eugênio Simon (born 3 September 1965) is a FIFA football referee from Brazil, and he is also a journalist and a former trade unionist. Simon has been a referee since 1998 and his first international game was between Ecuador and Peru. He was a referee in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. He's been the top Brazilian referee for several years, but he is expected to give way to another official for the next World Cup due to his advanced age.

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Simon officiated at three matches. In the second-round match between Germany and Sweden, he came under criticism from BBC pundits for sending off Sweden's Teddy Lučić for a second bookable offence saying the second yellow card was totally unfair. He also controversially grinned at Lučić after pulling out the red card. See image[1]. On June 29, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet wrote that Simon was no longer going to be working as a referee in the World Cup, claiming that he had been fired because of his "unfair" judgement of Sweden – Germany, and the paper wrote that "Carlos Simon won’t be laughing any more."[2]