41-year-old referee Mark Clattenburg was unveiled today as the man in charge of refereeing the UEFA Champions League between Real Madrid & Atlético Madrid. The English officer has been in charge of six matches in the continental competition, including two involving Los Colchoneros and one more for Los Blancos.
May will be a good month for Clattenburg, as the ref has also been appointed as the main officer for the FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester United, which will be taking place one week before the all-Spanish tie between Madrid's bitter rivals.
While some fans and experts feel the ref is the right choice to officiate the game, others disagreed with UEFA's decision. Here are some of their comments.
Mark Clattenburg's May diary:
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) May 10, 2016
21st: #FACup final at Wembley
28th: #UCL final at San Siro https://t.co/cO6zAE5PNN pic.twitter.com/fKav0KvghX
Mark Clattenburg has been given the FA Cup and the Champions League Final. Has anyone actually watched him referee a big game this season?
— Duncan Castles (@DuncanCastles) May 10, 2016
Mark Clattenburg officiated the European Super Cup between Real Madrid and Sevilla in 2014, which Real Madrid won 2-0.
— BlancoEdition (@BlancoEdition) May 10, 2016
Brilliant news that Mark Clattenburg has been appointed as The Champions League Final referee. We really do hav... https://t.co/Q1FtGyrrtM
— michael owen (@themichaelowen) May 10, 2016
Mark Clattenburg will officiate the Champions League Final pic.twitter.com/l8qV9Dolz1
— The Lads (@LadsOffThePitch) May 10, 2016
Consistently rated the Premier League's best referee by @youaretheref experts. Congratulations to Mark Clattenburg https://t.co/LqilOBnGvW
— Alan Biggs (@AlanBiggs1) May 10, 2016
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