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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jacob Leeks

Mark Clattenburg listed his five worst player fall outs including John Obi Mikel spat

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg named Chelsea hero John Obi Mikel among a list of five players he had the biggest run-ins with.

Clattenburg was a top-level official in England for 13 years, also taking charge of the Euro 2016 final, the Champions League final and the FA Cup final. He was widely regarded as one of the best officials of his generation, but also had a number of run-ins with players.

A few years ago, Clattenburg was asked to name the five players who he clashed with most, with Mikel one of those to feature. Mikel spent 11 years in the Premier League playing for Chelsea and had one major run-in with Clattenburg, who named four other stars he fell foul of.

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