Clattenburg: Why I QUIT Refereeing

About this episode

Mark Clattenburg discusses his reasons for quitting refereeing and shares insights on sports protection.

Welcome back to Whistleblowers! In this week's bonus ball, Mark Clattenburg, Ian Ladyman, and Gordon Smart chat about the Canadian Premier League's introduction of Wenger's 'daylight' offside rule...and the ex-referee has some strong thoughts! Plus, Mark reveals the real reason he quit top-level refereeing when he did, and the boys discuss Tiger Woods and whether sport does enough to protect its stars... Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg, and Ian Ladyman Producer: William Colledge Executive Producer: Jamie East Booker: Ashley Whitt Video Editor: Luke Shelley Content Editor: Joseph Palmer Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Social Handles: X: @blowerspod Instagram: whistleblowerspod TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Ladyman, Gordon Smart

Guest: Mark Clattenburg

Topics covered

• refereeing
• soccer
• offside rule
• Tiger Woods
• sports protection

Keywords

• refereeing
• soccer
• offside rule
• Tiger Woods
• sports protection
• Canadian Premier League
• Mark Clattenburg

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Premier League, Daily Mail

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