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Originally Posted by NBC
Not exactly how Howard Webb is the worst referee in England. Judging by his recent appointments - Champions League final and the World Cup final, wouldn't that qualify him as the best? I didn't think UEFA or FIFA handed out the highest profile matches to crap officials.
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It depends on circumstance too, who's in the final etc...
If the ref's country makes the QF then he is sent home and the refs from Brazil, Germany, Argentina etc are gone.
Remember Collina? He was regarded at the best ref for a long time but never got a big match cause Italy was always involved. Only when Italy lose to Korea in 2002 was Collina given the final.
So England is the only big country left out of all the refs and it helps that it's an all european final. If it was Uruguay against Spain, Webb would probably not be in the final as Uruguay would complain (it was a URU ref who didn't see the Lampard goal).
Webb has risen very quickly. For a guy who was terrible at Euro 2008 and sent home before the knockout stages, he's gotten a CL and WC final this year.