{"id":2332,"date":"2012-10-29T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.byfarthegreatestteam.com\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2017-07-10T17:51:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T16:51:53","slug":"chelseas-complaints-about-clattenburg-what-does-his-past-tell-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.byfarthegreatestteam.com\/posts\/chelseas-complaints-about-clattenburg-what-does-his-past-tell-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea’s complaints about Clattenburg – what does his past tell us?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chelsea FC have lodged a complaint against referee Mark Clattenburg for using “inappropriate language” against two of their players. Reports claim that Clattenburg called Juan Mata a “Spanish twat” and more shockingly, called John Obi Mikel a “monkey”.<\/p>\n
With these comments set to be investigated, it’s interesting to see that Clattenburg doesn’t have a blemish free past, and has courted plenty of controversy in his career so far.<\/p>\n
1. Clattenburg suspended – August 2008<\/strong> A joint statement from the FA and PGMO read: “PGMO is aware of media reports concerning alleged debts incurred by companies connected to referee Mark Clattenburg. It has been decided he will not officiate any matches pending enquiries into the background to these reports.”<\/p>\n Clattenburg’s firm MC Electrical Retail NE Ltd was wound up under the Insolvency Act on 27 June, Newcastle County Court confirmed. Friend and business associate John Hepworth took legal action in a bid to recover a debt reported to be almost \u00a360,000. In May, Mr Hepworth served Clattenburg’s firm with legal papers demanding \u00a359,589.<\/p>\n
\nMark Clattenburg was suspended pending enquiries into reports regarding his alleged debts. The Football Association and referees’ body Professional Game Match Officials Ltd acted after allegations relating to debts of companies connected to him. Clattenburg was set to take charge of the FA Community Shield clash between Manchester United and Portsmouth but was replaced by Peter Walton.<\/p>\n