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Post by rugbytoffee on Mar 29, 2018 14:18:43 GMT
There will be no British referees at the World Cup this summer for the first time in 80 years, Fifa has confirmed.
Football’s governing body has announced 99 officials including referees and assistants for the tournament in Russia, with none from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Mark Clattenburg was the only British referee picked as part of Fifa’s long list of officials in summer 2016 but forfeited his place when he left his job with the Premier League last February to move to Saudi Arabia. The Football Association attempted to replace him with another official but their request was rejected by Fifa. That means there will be no British officials taking part at the World Cup finals for the first time since 1938.
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