"Mark Clattenburg was the only Briton on Fifa's long list of officials, collated in summer 2016, from which it would choose the final selection for Russia.
But he left his job with the Premier League and forfeited his place.
Clattenburg, who took charge of the Euro 2016 final when Portugal overcame hosts France, quit his job as a top-flight official in February 2017 to become Saudi Arabia's new head of referees."
FIFA is a prime example of why "one country, one vote" is not a good idea. The same goes for the IAAF and the UN. When everyone gets a vote no matter their relative strength or contribution, everything becomes a race to the bottom and corruption runs rampant.
FIFA is a prime example of why "one country, one vote" is not a good idea. The same goes for the IAAF and the UN. When everyone gets a vote no matter their relative strength or contribution, everything becomes a race to the bottom and corruption runs rampant.
'One country, one vote' ... and this year that country is Russia.
It's their World Cup and Putin is going to run it his way.
Why not have a referee at the World Cup from each of the Qualified Nations?
Worries me that the level the Gambian and French Polynesian officials are used to will be lower than our Conference level yet get to Referee on the biggest stage
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We have some of the best refs in the business.
But he left his job with the Premier League and forfeited his place.
Clattenburg, who took charge of the Euro 2016 final when Portugal overcame hosts France, quit his job as a top-flight official in February 2017 to become Saudi Arabia's new head of referees."
It's their World Cup and Putin is going to run it his way.
Worries me that the level the Gambian and French Polynesian officials are used to will be lower than our Conference level yet get to Referee on the biggest stage