[2] This included him issuing a second yellow card to Belgium's Marouane Fellaini in the 18th minute of their Group A match against Israel on 13 June in the Abe Lenstra Stadion.

[citation needed] On 12 October 2010, Thomson abandoned the Italy–Serbia Euro 2012 qualification match after seven minutes of play due to crowd disorder.

[14] In the final Old Firm match of the 2010–11 season, Thomson awarded Celtic a penalty with seven minutes remaining, which was saved by Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor.

[21] Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan spoke in defence of Thomson, saying that he had performed well to earn the high-profile appointment and that the problems in the Borussia Dortmund–Málaga match had been due to his assistants.

[24] Thomson officiated the 2014 Scottish Cup Final at Celtic Park in Glasgow in which Perth side St Johnstone beat Dundee United 2–0.

[26] Thomson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to football and charity in Scotland.