There will be no British referee at the World Cup this
summer for the first time since 1938. Fifa has chosen 36 officials for the
tournament in Russia but none from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern
Ireland.
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.
The
Football Association did ask world governing body Fifa to replace him with
another official but it rejected the request.
There
are also no British officials among the 63 assistant referees selected, while
video assistant referees (VAR) will be chosen from the pool of officials at the
tournament.
VAR is
being used at the World Cup for the first time.
The
World Cup did not take place for 12 years after 1938 because of World War Two,
and since it resumed in 1950 there has been at least one English referee at
each tournament.
England's
Howard Webb was Britain's sole representative at the last two World Cups in
2010 and 2014.
He took charge of the 2010 final when Spain beat the
Netherlands in South Africa.
In terms
of Fifa's international list, the Football Association and referees'
association PGMOL work together to put forward their choices.
The
final decision is taken by the FA Referees' Committee and they nominated Martin
Atkinson, Stuart Attwell, Robert Madley, Michael Oliver, Craig Pawson, Anthony
Taylor and Paul Tierney for 2018.
Criticism of Premier League referees
Arsenal
manager Arsene Wenger has been a vociferous critic of Premier League referees
this season and said they "don't work enough".
He also
said some referees are living in the "dark ages" with the way they
treat players and described disputed refereeing decisions against his side as
"concerning coincidences".
The
Frenchman was also given a three-game touchline ban and fined £40,000 for his
behaviour in referee Mike Dean's changing room after a 1-1 draw at West Brom in
which the Baggies were awarded a controversial late penalty.
Atkinson
was accused of making a "fundamental error" by former Stoke manager
Mark Hughes, while Manchester City recently asked to meet the body responsible
for Premier League referees - the PGMOL - to discuss their concern at tackles
being made against them.
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