FORMER Premier League ref Mark Clattenburg has revealed World Cup officials could bank more than £50,000 this summer.
Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor will be during the summer extravaganza.
Mark Clattenburg says World Cup refs could bag huge amounts of cash Credit: Getty
Michael Oliver will be among the men in the middle Credit: Getty
And they are desperate to follow in PGMOL technical director Howard Webb’s footsteps by taking charge of a .
Clattenburg, 51, reckons Oliver and Taylor stand to rake in huge amounts of cash if they are appointed for showdowns in the latter stages of the tournament.
He told the Whistleblowers Podcast : “I will tell you what the wage was around the World Cup in 2018 because it hasn’t really gone up much.
“Everything is always based on the tournament. Uefa started not giving tournament fees but so much per match.
“The more successful referees would have earned around €60,000 (£51,800) at , I think, and that was while refereeing the final as well.
“You got slightly more for the final and the latter stages. When you compare that to what’s around in the game, it seems quite low.
“I think they’ve gone down the route of so much per match, but if you get the final it works out somewhere between $60,000 (£45,000) and $70,000 (£52,000).
“You get so much a day for your daily allowances as well.”
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Refs will be clamping down on controversial tactics when during the World Cup.
Outfield players are set to be banned from going to the technical area if their goalkeeper goes down for treatment.
There will also be five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins, while red cards will be given if someone on the pitch covers their mouth during a confrontation.
It comes after the surrounding Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni.
The Argentine lifted his shirt to cover his mouth before Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr reported a racist incident.
for his “clumsy” analysis of the incident after being part of Amazon Prime Video’s coverage.
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