English referee Atkinson earns more than the
Prime Minister
The top flight official, who will
represent Britain at Euro 2016, pockets £90,000-a-season basic, with some
matches fetching him up to £4,000 a pop.
Martin Atkinson (photo) pocketed
over £8,000 more than British Prime Minister David Cameron last season. The
Premier League referee banked a mammoth £150,650 during the 2014-2015 campaign.
That’s £8,150 more than Tory leader and PM Cameron, whose annual salary stands
at £142,500. Top flight referees are paid £90,000 per season and receive match
fees on top of that amount, with domestic games worth £450, while European and
international ones worth an eye-watering £4,000. During the 2014-2015 season,
Atkinson refereed six Champions League matches, two Europa League matches and
three European Championship qualifiers, raking in £44,000 in the process. The
37 domestic games he officiated saw him earn £16,650. Fellow referee Mark
Clattenburg also pocketed more than Cameron, coming away with £150,200 – just
£450 less than Atkinson. Michael Oliver, another top flight official, placed
third in the referees’ money table. In December, Atkinson and Clattenburg were
confirmed among the 18 referees appointed to officiate matches at the European
Championship in France this summer.
Source: The Mirror
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