Frank De Bleeckere (, born 1 July 1966 in Oudenaarde) is a Belgian football referee. He has been a referee since 1984, and an international (FIFA) official since 1998. De Bleeckere was refereeing in his first World Cup Finals in Germany, and had to pass a late fitness test following injury. He has been appointed by UEFA as one of twelve referees to officiate UEFA Euro 2008 matches, and was in charge of the Semi Final between Spain and Russia.
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—French Proverb. Quoted in Dictionary of Similes, ed. Frank J. Wilstach (1916)