UEFA has appointed English referee, Mark Clattenburg, to officiate the Madrid derby Champions League final.
Clattenburg was on Tuesday selected by the Referees Committee of European football’s governing body to take charge of the final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at San Siro on May 28.
An official UEFA statement reads: “The match will be refereed by 41-year-old English referee Mark Clattenburg, who has been an international referee since 2007.
“This season, he has taken charge of six UEFA Champions League and two UEFA Europa League matches, including the UEFA Champions League semi- final first leg between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Bayern Munchen (1-0) in Spain.
“At the final in Milan, Mark Clattenburg will be assisted by his countrymen Simon Beck and Jake Collin. The fourth official will be Viktor Kassai from Hungary, and the two additional assistant referees, Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner, are also from England. An English reserve assistant referee – Stuart Burt – completes the refereeing team.”
The football governing body also confirmed Swedish referee, Jonas Ericsson, will take charge of Europa League final between Liverpool and Sevilla on May 18 in Basel.
Chelsea star John Obi Mikel was charged with misconduct by the English FA on November 22, 2012 for an incident involving Clattenburg.
The Nigerian was given a three-match ban and fined £60,000 for threatening the referee during a 3–2 defeat to Manchester United.
