In July 2015, six months after retiring from refereeing, he was elected president of the Portuguese Professional Football League.

The match, which took place at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, feature Porto and União de Leiria.

In December 2004, he officiated his first UEFA Cup match, the second leg of the first round tie between AEK Athens and Gorica.

He was appointed to lead the 2007 Taça de Portugal Final, in a match between Sporting CP and Belenenses.

The final was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro, between Vitória de Setúbal and Sporting CP.

The following year he once again officiated the Taça da Liga final, between Paços de Ferreira and the title holders Benfica.

On 13 May 2012, he was chosen to referee the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, between Chelsea and Bayern Munich.