First time in 80 yrs, FIFA World cup has no English referee

01:30:00 PM, Friday 30th of March 2018 | in sports

First time in 80 years, there will be no English referees taking part it the FIFA World cup, that is going to take place in Russia. There’ll be 36 referees and 63 assistant referees from 46 countries, except England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Mark Clattenburg, who refereed championship final in 2016 has left for Saudi Arabia and there’s no one to replace him as referee yet.