Mark Clattenburg has lifted the lid on the world of top-level refereeing, from 'boring as f***' Christmas parties to attracting the ire of Neil Warnock by leaving a stadium early to go and watch Ed Sheeran.
The former FIFA official took charge of matches in the Premier League for 13 years and was the man in the middle for the final of Euro 2016 and the 2016 Champions League final.
But it was clearly far from a glamorous existence, with his peers reluctant to buy a round at the referees' Christmas party.