Ronaldo strop ref given final
CRISTIANO RONALDO is set for a Champions League final reunion with the referee he infamously fell out with at the last World Cup. UEFA have picked Serb Milorad Mazic to officiate the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Kiev on May 26. Mazic was widely criticised for a controversial display that contributed to Portugal’s early exit in Brazil in 2014. Ronaldo threw a strop at Mazic as his country lost 4-0 to Germany — a game which saw Pepe sent off and Germany awarded a soft penalty. Mazic refereed Real in 2016, sending off Sevilla’s Timothee Kolodziejczak as Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup 3-2. The 45-year-old last took charge of Liverpool in the same year when they played Manchester United in the Europa League. He has refereed five matches in the Champions League this season, issuing 18 yellow cards.