This is how a referee lives the matches with Messi, Suárez or Cristiano

Often it is used to to say that the football is of the players, but the referees also have a lot that say. His work is not at all simple and in occasions shines more by the errors that by the tarpaulins, since the best news for the trencillas is to happen unobserved. Although they are the secondary actors in a big show, also can step forward to explain his experiences in the sport of elite.

This is the case of Mark Clattenburg, that has confessed in an interview conceded to 'Sportsmail'. To his 45 years, the English still has not hanged the whistle, and paginates his commitments in the Professional League of Saudi Arabia with the meetings of the FIFA, that turned him into international in 2006. In his file appear big clashes, like a final of Champions League and the one of the Eurocopa 2016.

The one of Consett has given details on his path, and selected to the five better players to which directed. For the British referee, there are some footballers that left footprint in his career, so much by his qualities on the terrain of game as by his character, a facet that also had time of explorat. In his list appear Leo Messi, Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Vincent Kompany and Gary Speed.

The selection of stars of Clattenburg

Leo Messi

"When I arbitrated for the first time to Messi really thrilled me. It was a Barça-PSG and when I was so near memory that thought: 'Oh, mine god, this is incredible. When you arbitrate you tend to look the balloon. With him, you could you can lose it of sight. So imagine you the defenders... I had to change the form to analyse the situation when he had the ball. It is so skillful that the rivals treat to detain it of different ways, sometimes stepping him the foot, others loading in the top of the body. I warned him in this party for stepping to a rival, but never complained neither said at all. Like referee, always wanted to share terrain of game with Messi because you knew that the party could be special".

Luis Suárez

"The first party that arbitrate him played in the Ajax and marked four goals. When I arrived home I said him to my friends: 'Which player, is incredible'. Had his dark side like Diego Coast, but had a lot talent. I like me that the Liverpool him fichara because it knew the footballer that arrived to the Premier. Always you said you the things in Spanish, but I had arbitrated all over the world and knew me the insults, so it gave them back to him. This surprised him. The people speaks of the norms of the football. Yes, it is well, but the arbitration, for me, has to see more with the management of party and of the players. You have to try help to the game and be the best possible. You had to know handle to players like Suárez. If it did not do it, it would cause him more problems in the future".

Cristiano Ronaldo

"What more admired above all else is his capacity to improve his game when the team is in low hours. I arbitrated it when it was youngster in the Premier, afterwards in the Madrid and always fulfilled. You knew that you were sharing terrain of game with an only player that could change the course of a party in a flash. And I carried me very well with him. When I went up it went to go up to by my medal after the final of the Euro of 2016 tried to hold me and embrace me. That was the level of respect that had us. Me fastidió when lesionó at the beginning of the final because we lost us to a big player. But never I treated him differently to another player and think that therefore had a good relation".

"After a party found me a T-shirt signed in my changing room: 'To Mark, my best wishes, Cristiano Ronaldo'. It was a very good gesture. I think that never I stole him time for nothing. Maybe therefore I achieved the T-shirt. The first time that arbitrated to the Madrid remember that Boxes received the balloon from a corner and in three passes marked goal. Not even the balloon went through the centre of the field. This is what can do the big players like Cristiano. It is very fast and precise. It does not surprise me that the Madrid was not the same without him. In the final of Champions of 2016 knew that it was not very well physically, but went back to be the show of Cristiano Ronaldo".

Vincent Kompany

"Probably it is the best head office that have seen in the Premier and had him a lot respect. It supported to the referees and always spoke of respectful way. I have admonished him, but always it returned and had time for you. Memory that a day committed an error in the first part and when we went back of the rest said me: 'Mark, the players also commit errors. You have committed one. Forget it and go on'. That is the type of man that is Kompany".

"It saw the red in a Belgium-Israel for braking an attack. It was the second yellow and he accepted it. A week afterwards directed the derbi of Manchester in Old Trafford and there was a tangana in the first-half in which he put . In direct saw badly and my assistant said me that it was yellow. Kompany Went out lesionado this party and afterwards came and said me: 'Thank you therefore, I do not need two red cards in a week'".

Gary Speed

"When it was young and tried to settle me in the Premier, felt a lot of pressure. But Gary did it to me easier. Always it praised you. Even when you failed he said you that you followed. It spoke you during the party and this included to help to the referee. It was a knight. Other players like Craig Bellamy did not help and abused of you during the party and this was difficult. The people does not darse of what Gary did in this regard and think that is something that the players of now would have to do. It was a wonderful footballer and an incredible human being that always helped to the others. And an incredible player. It could control the party from the half, mark goals, defend goals and think that never expelled him".