southampton have reported clattenburg for abusing adam lallana
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Apparently fingered him at half time...Originally posted by foresterbloke View PostOriginally posted by fah-qComment
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Mark Clattenburg is being investigated by referees’ chief Mike Riley after Southampton accused him of ‘abusing and insulting’ their captain, the England star Adam Lallana.
Sportsmail can reveal that the extraordinary incident occurred in Southampton’s 2-1 defeat by Everton at Goodison Park last Sunday.
Saints have written to the Premier League asking that Clattenburg is not appointed as an official for any of their matches until the investigation is over.
Clattenburg has a controversial style and it is understood the alleged insult was directed at Lallana after the referee turned down Southampton penalty appeals late in the game.
Last season, Clattenburg was accused by Chelsea of racially abusing their midfield player John Mikel Obi during a fiery Premier League clash against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
An FA inquiry concluded there was no case to answer and Clattenburg was back in charge of a Chelsea game six months after he had been accused of calling Mikel a monkey.
Tomorrow, Clattenburg will officiate the high-profile FA Cup third-round tie at the Emirates between Arsenal and Tottenham.
Lallana confronted Clattenburg at Goodison after his cross was met by the hand of Everton defender Antolin Alcaraz. The referee turned down Southampton appeals for a penalty.
According to sources close to the incident, Clattenburg spoke to the player in a manner that is ‘not what you might expect of one of the game’s top officials’.
Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino was furious with Clattenburg after the game and claimed the South Coast club should have been awarded two spot-kicks.
But Southampton, who followed up their loss at Everton with a 3-0 defeat by Chelsea at St Mary’s on New Year’s Day, have taken Pochettino’s complaints a step further by writing to the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd board.
Riley is investigating the matter, but PGMOL and the Premier League refused to comment.
Riley is duty-bound to speak with Clattenburg about Southampton’s claims and they are expected to respond to the club’s letter within the next few days.
Clattenburg is well known in the game for responding to verbal abuse from players with some choice phrases of his own.
After the match at Goodison, Pochettino complained bitterly about Clattenburg’s handling of the game.
The Southampton manager said: ‘These things need to be said and I am actually defending my club because it is my club and if I don’t talk I am going to be seen as if I am dumb or I don’t care about my club.
‘I don’t mean any disrespect against any referees but anyone watching the game can see there were two clear penalties that weren’t given or should have been given.
‘That would have changed the game completely but we weren’t given them and, of course, we are angry and upset about this.
‘I am saying that should not be forgotten in the overall analysis of the game and they need to be said. We don’t want to be judged by our young, handsome, good-looking players. We just want what’s fair. We can be a******s as well.’
Incredibly, last Sunday’s match was Clattenburg’s first appointment at Goodison Park since his questionable handling of the Merseyside derby won 2-1 by Liverpool in October 2007.
On that occasion he sent off Everton’s Tony Hibbert, allowed Liverpool’s Dirk Kuyt to escape after he launched a kung-fu kick at Phil Neville and ignored a penalty appeal when Jamie Carragher clashed with Joleon Lescott.
This weekend Clattenburg will be officiating Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie at the Emirates between Arsenal and Tottenham.
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Interesting that was the first match he'd officiated at Goodison since 2007, wonder if he's done OT this season?Comment
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Premier League have said Clattenburg has no case to answer.Comment
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Don't you just love the football disciplinary / justice system?Oh I don't know.Comment
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[ame]https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/statuses/419040477069856768[/ame]Originally posted by fah-qComment
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[ame]https://twitter.com/BenSmithBBC/status/419113829977436160[/ame]Comment
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If it's true that's all he said Lallana should be embarrassed. All the stick the refs get, and they're complaining about that? I don't like Clattenburg but he's only human.Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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Bet that keep Lallana up at night.
Bollocks. Club looking to get the ref in trouble cos they didn't give them a pen by the looks of it.The times they are a changin'.Comment
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what a tart for complaining about that!Originally posted by Reece View PostOriginally posted by fah-qComment
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The times they are a changin'.Comment
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