Yorkshireman Howard Webb to referee World Cup final

[CzarJunkie]

Good to see a Yorkshireman ref the final, even if the cunt is from South Yorkshire.


Englishman Howard Webb has been chosen to referee the World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain in Johannesburg on Sunday, Fifa has confirmed.


The 38-year-old Yorkshireman has had a good tournament so far, as have his assistants Michael Mullarkey and Darren Cann, who will join him in the final.
Webb is the first Englishman to referee the final since Jack Taylor in 1974.
He has refereed three World Cup matches in South Africa and has neither shown a red card nor awarded a penalty.



However, Webb has handed out an average of 5.67 bookings per games in South Africa - the second highest tally in tournament.


Webb made his World Cup finals debut in Spain's shock 1-0 defeat by Switzerland.
He was also in charge for Slovakia's 3-2 victory against Italy - which saw the defending champions knocked out of the tournament - and was praised for his handling of a dramatic finale to the match.


In the last-16 stage Webb refereed Brazil's 3-0 win over Chile, but he missed out on the quarter-finals and semi-finals.


For Webb to be chosen to officiate the biggest game in football in his first World Cup finals is a superb achievement.


It comes off the back of a highly successful season for Webb and his assistants Cann and Mullarkey, after they officiated the Champions League final in May when Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in Madrid.


Their performances have boosted English officials' standing around the world after the debacle in the 2006 World Cup when referee Graham Poll handed out three yellow cards to one player during the match between Australia and Croatia.


Webb, a former police officer from Rotherham, started officiating in the Northern Counties League in the mid-1990s.


He has been a Premier League referee since 2003 and took charge of the 2007 Carling Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea - won by the Blues 2-1 - and the 2009 FA Cup final, also won by 2-1 Chelsea, this time against Everton.


One of Webb's assistants, Mullarkey, recently revealed how Fifa training sessions had included preparation for the noise of the vuvuzelas in South Africa.
Mullarkey said: "When we're doing our training exercises Fifa is actually playing recorded sounds of vuvuzelas through the speakers.


"For three hours a day we're exposed to that sound which helps preparation."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...10/8802425.stm

[beansontoast]

Good for him & our officials. TBH I didn't realise they had their own specific assistants until I read that article.

[russbeer]

wonder how much they get paid for a gig like that?

[CzarJunkie]

wonder how much they get paid for a gig like that?

I'm not sure you've got enough to ensure a Spain victory. I'd do the sensible thing and lay Spain so you've got a return no matter what the result.

[ilscuro]

He was also in charge for Slovakia's 3-2 victory against Italy - which saw the defending champions knocked out of the tournament - and was praised for his handling of a dramatic finale to the match.

Praised FFS, the twat disallowed 2 good goals for Italy against Slovakia, i hope he fooks up big time in the final, tosser

[tigger3]

Praised FFS, the twat disallowed 2 good goals for Italy against Slovakia, i hope he fooks up big time in the final, tosser

No hard feelings I see!

Tig3

[lloydi]

good luck to him

[russbeer]

I'm not sure you've got enough to ensure a Spain victory. I'd do the sensible thing and lay Spain so you've got a return no matter what the result.

ha ha ha! fuck off you!

[chesser]

Good luck to him, he has been very consistent, I wish him all the very best!