Controversy
Toward the end of his career Horn was appointed to referee the Leeds United v Valencia match in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup on February 2, 1966. Jack Charlton, after being struck by a Valencian player, struck out and a free-for-all ensued, only to be broken up by the police. Horn lead both sides off the pitch, expelling Charlton and Vidagany in the tunnel. Of this game, Jack Charlton said: "One of the greatest storms in European football burst about the heads of Leeds United when they played Valencia. I was in the centre of the row - three players, including myself, were ordered off; both teams were also summoned from the field for a spell to allow heated tempers to cool" Horn claimed: 'Money was the cause of the trouble. You could almost smell it on the pitch.' Don Revie, said: 'If this is European football I think we are better out of it'."
He refereed his last match Ajax v Bulgaria on August 31, 1966. Horn became a firm friend of Abraham Klein later in life.
| Preceded by European Cup Final 1956 Arthur Edward Ellis |
European Cup Referees Final 1957 Leo Horn |
Succeeded by European Cup Final 1958 Albert Alsteen |
| Preceded by European Cup Final 1961 Gottfried Dienst |
European Cup Referees Final 1962 Leo Horn |
Succeeded by European Cup Final 1963 Arthur Holland |
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| Name | Horn, Leo |
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| Short description | Dutch football referees |
| Date of birth | August 29, 1916 |
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| Date of death | September 16, 1995 |
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