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Mark Clattenburg

Mark Clattenburg(born 13 March 1975[1]) is an English former professionalfootballreferee.

Mark Clattenburg
Clattenburg in 2016
Born (1975-03-13)13 March 1975(age 49)
Consett,County Durham,England
Domestic
Years League Role
1993–1994 Northern League Assistant referee
1994–1999 Northern League Referee
1999–2000 Football Conference Referee
1999–2000 The Football League Assistant referee
2000–2004 The Football League Referee
2004–2017 Premier League Referee
2024 Gladiators UK Referee
International
Years League Role
2006–2017 FIFA listed Referee

Clattenburg is a former member of thePremier Leagueand theDurham County Football Associationand also a formerFIFAreferee. He has refereed a number of notable matches, including the2016 UEFA Champions League finaland theUEFA Euro 2016 final.Clattenburg is considered one of the most highly-rated European referees of his generation.[2]

Clattenburg is the lead referee in the BBC 2024 revival of TV showGladiators.[3]

Career

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Early career

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Born inConsett,County Durham,[4]Clattenburg took up refereeing in 1990 as part ofThe Duke of Edinburgh's Award[5]and became anassistant refereein theNorthern Leagueat the age of 18, later refereeing in that league. He became both aFootball Conferencereferee and a Football League assistant referee in the year 1999,[5]but was rapidly promoted to the National List of Football League referees in the year 2000.[1]He had served only one year as an assistant – a record shared withSteve Baines– but his promise led to quicker promotion. His debut Football League match (at the age of just 25 – a one-time post-War record) was betweenChesterfieldandYork Cityon 12 August 2000, with Chesterfield winning 4–1.[6]Clattenburg was thenfourth officialfor the2001–02Division Threeplay-off final[1]and the2002–03FA Trophyfinal.[7]

In the 2002–03 season, Clattenburg was chosen to referee two play-off semi-finals – theDivision Onefirst-leg 1–1 draw betweenNottingham ForestandSheffield Unitedat theCity Groundon 10 May 2003,[8]and theDivision Twosecond-leg home win byQueens Park RangersoverOldhamatLoftus Roadon 14 May 2003, which put Rangers through to the final.[9]

On 15 May 2004, he refereed the Division One play-off semi-final first leg betweenIpswichandWest HamatPortman Road,which was won 1–0 by the home side.[10]He followed this with his appointment atCardiff'sMillennium Stadiumon 31 May 2004 for the Division Three play-off final contested byMansfieldandHuddersfield,which required apenalty shoot-outafter the match finished 0–0 afterextra time.Huddersfield won the shoot-out 4–1.[11]Also in 2004, he became aSelect Group refereein the Premier League,[1]and his debut match at this level was the 3–1 away win byEvertonagainstCrystal Palaceon 21 August of the same year.

Turning professional

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Clattenburg refereeing the2012 Football League Cup Final

Clattenburg became a FIFA referee in 2006, at the age of 30, two years after turning professional.[12]He refereedAlan Shearer's testimonial match on 11 May 2006; he is aNewcastle Unitedfan,[13]and therefore does not referee competitive games involving Newcastle.[4]On 9 September 2006, he took charge of a qualifying match for the2007 UEFA Under-17s Championshipat theGradski StadiuminSkopjebetweenMacedoniaandDenmark;the away side winning 3–0.[14]

Clattenburg was appointed to control both legs of the2006–07FA Youth Cupfinal, contested byLiverpoolandManchester United,firstly atAnfieldon 16 April 2007 which United won 2–1, and then atOld Traffordon 26 April 2007 which Liverpool won 1–0. With the aggregate scores tied, Liverpool won the subsequent penalty shoot-out 4–3 after a goalless 30 minutes of extra time.[15][16]

On 6 August 2008 he refereed his firstUEFA Champions Leaguematch, a 5–0 away win forFenerbahçeatMTK Budapest.Clattenburg's next Champions League appointment was not until 3 November 2010 when he took charge ofAuxerre's 2–1 win over visitorsAjax.

Investigation of debts

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In the summer of 2008, Clattenburg was appointed to referee that year'sFA Community Shield,with Dave Richardson and Ian Gosling assisting andAndre Marrineracting as fourth official.[17]However, Clattenburg was later suspended from refereeing, pending an investigation into alleged debts incurred by companies to which he was connected.[18]The Shield match betweenPortsmouthand Manchester United took place at Wembley Stadium withPeter Waltonas the replacement referee.[19]

Following the investigation into his personal life and business debts, the referees' governing body dismissed Clattenburg, citing a breach of contract. He denied all the allegations and appealed against the decision. On 18 February 2009 theProfessional Game Match Officials Boardreinstated Clattenburg as a Select Group referee. However, he had to serve an eight-month suspension, starting from his original suspension date of 6 August 2008. Upon his return from suspension on the last day of the Premier League season, Clattenburg refereed a fixture betweenManchester CityandBolton Wanderers— his only domestic appointment of that season.

2010–2012

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Clattenburg was involved in aFIFA World Cupas a fourth official for a2010 tournament UEFA qualifying group 4match betweenAzerbaijanandRussiain Baku on 14 October 2009.[20]

He has officiated qualifying games forEuro Championships.In September 2010 he oversaw a 4–4 draw betweenPortugalandCyprus,a qualifier forEuro 2012.His first Euro Championship match however was a 4–0 home win forDenmarkoverLiechtenstein,agroup Fqualifier forEuro 2008.

Clattenburg was appointed to referee the2012 Football League Cup FinalbetweenLiverpoolandCardiff Cityat Wembley Stadium on 26 February 2012. Liverpool won apenalty shoot-out3–2 after extra-time finished 2–2. He booked three players during the game and was rarely required to interpret any contentious moments.[21]

He officiated atUEFA Euro 2012as anadditional assistant refereein a team led byHoward Webb.[22]Clattenburg was also selected as one of the referees for themen's football tournamentof the2012 Olympic Games.[23]He officiated a group stage match betweenEgyptandNew Zealandat Old Trafford, a quarter-final betweenSenegalandMexicoand the gold medal match betweenBraziland Mexico, both at Wembley Stadium.

Clattenburg refereed aChampions Leaguequarter-final first leg on 2 April 2013 betweenBayern MunichandJuventusafter which former Bayern playerPaul Breitnerpraised the official for letting the game flow. Bayern won the leg 2–0.[24]

On 28 October 2012,Chelseamade a formal complaint tothe Football Associationagainst Clattenburg about his alleged use of "inappropriate language" towardsMikel John Obiduring that day's match againstManchester United.[25]The FA cleared Clattenburg of wrongdoing nine days later and charged Mikel with using "threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour" towards Clattenberg after the match.[26]He returned to duty as the fourth official for a fixture betweenTottenham HotspurandWest Ham Unitedon 25 November and refereedNorwich City's Premier League game atSouthamptonfor his full return to the middle on 28 November 2012.[27]He was given a standing ovation by sections of both sets of fans at the game, which finished 1–1, and the managers of both clubs said afterward that they were "pleased to see him back".[28]

2013–2015

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Clattenburg refereed the2013 FA Community ShieldbetweenWigan Athleticand Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on 11 August 2013. United won the match 2–0.[29]

In October 2014 Clattenburg was stood down for one weekend following aCrystal Palacegame for phoning managerNeil Warnockand for travelling from the fixture alone (Premier League rules state all match officials must not be involved in any conversation with a manager after a game and require all officials to travel to and from a match together).[30]Clattenburg’s reasoning was that of attending anEd Sheerangig later in the day.

2016

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Clattenburg refereed the2016 FA Cup Final,contested byCrystal PalaceandManchester United.The match went to extra-time and Manchester United won by a scoreline of 2–1.

Clattenburg was selected as the referee of the2016 UEFA Champions League FinalbetweenReal MadridandAtlético Madridin Milan on 28 May.[31]Real Madrid went on to win the match 5–3 after extra time and penalties.[32]

Clattenburg officiated at several matches atUEFA Euro 2016.Late in a group match between theCzech RepublicandCroatiainSaint-Étienne,Croatian hooligans threw flares onto the pitch and Clattenburg suspended the match for several minutes, moving the players away from the burning flares to avoid injury.[33][34][35][36]

Clattenburg went on to referee theUEFA Euro 2016 FinalbetweenPortugalandFranceon 10 July,[37]which Portugal went on to win 1–0 after extra time.

Premier League exit

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On 16 February 2017, thePGMOLannounced that Clattenburg had left his position as a Premier League referee for a role with theSaudi Arabian Football Federation,[38]replacingHoward Webbas the country's Head of Refereeing.[39]

China

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On 23 February 2019, it was announced that Clattenburg had been hired byCFAto become one of the professional referees in China.[40]

Leisure Leagues

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In 2017, Clattenburg was announced as an Ambassador forLeisure Leaguesagreeing to become their Head Referee[41]as part of this, he was a guest of honour at the formation of theInternational Socca Federationin Birmingham UK, refereeing the final of the 6 a side World Cup in 2019 as Germany beat Poland.[42]

He was also there in 2019, as the World Cup went to Crete,[43]refereeing with fellow former Premier League refereeBobby Madley.[44]

Egypt

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On 5 August 2022, he was appointed as president of the Egyptian Referees Committee in order to improve the performances of local referees.[45]On 24 January 2023, he resigned from his position and left Egypt, due to threats from fans afterZamalek SCpresidentMortada Mansouralleged that he was in a gay relationship, in addition to unpaid £32,000-a-month salary for the last two months.[46]

Return to England

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In February 2024, Clattenburg was appointed byNottingham Forestas the club's referee analyst.[47]He left the role on 3 May 2024.[48]

List of notable matches

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Notable matches refereed by Clattenburg include:

Statistics

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Match breakdown

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Clattenburg refereed 297Premier Leaguematches, 37 in theFA Cup,28 in theChampions League,21 in theEFL Cup,4 inEuropean Championships,and 3 at theOlympics.[49]

Games and cards

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Season Games Total per game Total per game
2000–01 24 67 2.79 4 0.17
2001–02 33 103 3.12 6 0.18
2002–03 35 135 3.86 8 0.23
2003–04 34 104 3.06 2 0.06
2004–05 28 83 2.96 5 0.18
2005–06 24 81 3.38 4 0.17
2006–07 42 166 3.95 3 0.07
2007–08 39 124 3.18 10 0.26
2008–09 2 0 0.00 0 0.00
2009–10 42 105 2.50 5 0.12
2010–11 40 123 3.08 7 0.18
2011–12 36 115 3.19 8 0.22
2012–13 36 104 2.89 6 0.17
2013–14 42 145 3.45 6 0.13
2014–15 47 172 3.66 5 0.11
2015–16 46 162 3.52 7 0.15
2016–17 26 90 3.46 4 0.15
Total 576 1879 3.26 90 0.16
Source:Soccerbase

Statistics are for all competitions, including domestic, European and international. No records are available prior to 2000–01.

Media work

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Clattenburg joined theESPNcommentary team forEuro 2020as their officiating andVARexpert.[50][51]He expanded his role with ESPN to also workMLSandUSMNTgames.

Clattenburg refereed the 2022 and 2023Sidemen Charity Matches.

He refereed severalSoccer Aidmatches for charity.

Clattenburg is also the lead referee in the BBC 2024 revival of TV showGladiators.[52]

Personal life

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Clattenburg went toCramlington Community High Schooland was chosen to play football for them, as well as South Northumberland.[5]He is divorced from his wife with whom he lived inChester-le-Street;they had one son during their marriage.[53]

Bibliography

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Date Title Publisher ISBN
30 September 2021 Whistle Blower[54] Headline Publishing Group 978-1-4722-8203-3

See also

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References

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  5. ^abcInterviewArchived1 June 2012 at theWayback Machine,page 4:icNewcastle.co.ukwebsite.
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  32. ^Sport, Neil Johnston BBC."Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (5-3 pens)".BBC Sport.Retrieved1 June2016.
  33. ^"VIDEO: Chaos at Euro 2016 as flare explodes in steward's face after Croatian fans hurl fireworks".The Independent.17 June 2016.Retrieved17 June2016.
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