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In the third edition of ‘Men in Black’, we take a look at one of England’s top referees, FIFA Elite official Martin Atkinson.
NAME: Martin Atkinson D.O.B: 31/03/1971 (Age 44) NATIONALITY: English REFEREEING STYLE: Medium Leniency, relaxed |
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Atkinson was promoted to the national list in 2003. Two years later, he took charge on his first Premier Lague game which saw Manchester City beat Birmingham City. One of the main highlights of Atkinson’s refereeing career to date was his promotion to the list of FIFA referees in 2006.
Atkinson's hard work paid off when was appointed to referee the 2011 FA Cup final at Wembley. The score ended 1-0 to Manchester City against Stoke City. Atkinson only gave two yellow cards during this game. The season before, he was fourth official to Howard Webb in the 2010 Champions league final in Madrid. He also took charge of multiple matches during the qualifying stages of the 2010 World Cup and was part of the English Euro 2012 team where he played the part of additional referee to Webb. |