January 26, Mark Clattenburg resigned from the Egyptian referee due to safety concerns
The chairmanship of the committee follows reports that he has been physically threatened by some fans and physically attacked by club officials.
Zamalek Sports Club’s Motada Mansour has sharply criticized Clattenburg, accusing the Briton, who holds a similar role in Saudi Arabia, of corruption in a live TV broadcast, calling him a “bribe taker”.
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And hinted that he arranged games for some referees in certain games to ensure that the game ended early, but these claims are completely unfounded.
Clattenburg’s wife, Claire, is also facing Mansour’s allegations about his personal life, and the Egyptian’s accusation that Clattenburg is gay is also completely baseless.
While same-sex sexual activity is not explicitly criminalized in Egypt, LGBT people have been prosecuted for “debauchery” in the past, and public acceptance of homosexuality is low.
Prominent Egyptian lawyer Khaled Abu Bakr has called on the government to intervene urgently to resolve Clattenburg’s alleged corruption.
He warned that such a situation could pose immeasurable dangers to Egypt’s international reputation in sport.
According to reports, the former referee is paid £32,000 a month, and he has not been paid for two months.
The Egyptian Football Federation officially announced on Twitter that the Egyptian Football Federation’s board of directors decided to accept Clattenburg’s resignation at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday.
The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported that the Egyptian Football Federation was “surprised” by Clattenburg’s resignation.