Clattenburg Slams Premier League Referee For Looking 8 Months Pregnant

Clattenburg was asked to profile the Premier League referees but seat into 2 officials who he was never best friends with. He has seat the kicking into Premier League referee Jon Moss - past times maxim he looks "eight months pregnant". Clattenburg has openly claimed that he is non a fan of Moss both on together with off the pitch next their fourth dimension working together inwards the PGMOL. The onetime European Championship together with Champions League Final ref besides claims that he never saw eye-to-eye amongst Martin Atkinson - together with that he was delighted to trounce him to biggest appointments. Clattenburg quit the Premier League inwards 2017 having officiated inwards the league for thirteen years. He became ane of the most highly-rated officials inwards the game together with was after given the biggest matches. But he has travel out a Marmite figure inwards the refereeing ranks - together with he had non held dorsum on his onetime colleagues.

Clattenburg run the dominion over the electrical flow Premier League crop of officials for Paddy Power's Pitch Invader magazine. On Moss, he said: "Big mates amongst Martin Atkinson together with hence that sums him up. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 proficient player, a proficient footballer, but he supported a s*** squad similar Sunderland. I didn't actually accept to him together with he liked a lot of the politics - I was to a greater extent than worried almost doing my job. I don't actually charge per unit of measurement him as a referee, either. When I trained amongst him he looked similar a fit guy but instantly he looks similar he's almost 8 months pregnant."

He was every bit as damning inwards his assessment of Atkinson, saying: "Me together with him brutal out together with hence I've non got anything positive to tell almost him. I never actually got on amongst him when I was inwards the Premier League together with nosotros never actually saw eye-to-eye. Thing is, he's an ex-copper - together with he was that type of individual on a football game pitch. Off the pitch, inwards the group, I didn't integrate good amongst him either. When I was fighting him for the Euros together with the Champions League inwards 2016, he didn't similar it when I got both finals. Sorry, Martin."

The reports were non all doom together with gloom. Clattenburg gave positive feedback to Michael Oliver, calling him "by far ane of the best" together with named him England's No.1. Mike Dean was described as "one of the ameliorate guys" together with "one of the blokes yous tin trust". He besides claims he has a lot of fourth dimension for Andre Marriner together with Lee Mason - albeit to a greater extent than together with hence for their personalities.