Clattenburg to move to Saudi Arabia

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...rg-premier-league-referee-mls-china?CMP=fb_gu

"Preparing for life without a foremost national asset, Mark Clattenburg"

I'm sure there will be other opinions on here......
This bit made me giggle;

Still, we can’t ignore the lure of China. Not only would it be the big yuan, but it would provide our hero with the perfect opportunity to complete a body art hat-trick. Last year, Mark had himself tattooed with both the Champions League and European Championship trophies, having refereed both finals. Next? Well, no journey of self-discovery to south-east Asia is complete without a Chinese-lettering tattoo that you were told meant Zen Master Of The Chinese Super League, but actually translates as Silly Billy Foreigner.
 
It is beyond suspicious that "England's top ref" would jump ship so quickly. Especially a man with an ego like Twatenburg's. Something has happened.
 
So that at least gets rid of the notion that our top referees can't be 'bought' then. He's not gone there to further his career so the only explanation is he's gone for the money. If it's a tag that's been thrown at those players who have headed for China then he's the same. A mercenary who's chasing the most money.
 

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