UEFA has confirmed that Mark Clattenburg, will take charge of this year’s Champions League final between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
The Englishman was selected by The Referees Committee of European football’s governing body, to referee the match on May 28 in Milan.
“The match will be refereed by 41-year-old English referee Mark Clattenburg, who has been an international referee since 2007,” a UEFA statement released on Tuesday read.
“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.”
UEFA also announced that Jonas Eriksson will referee next Wednesday’s Europa League final between Liverpool and Sevilla in Basle.
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