‘Not my cup of tea’: Rio Ferdinand fumes at French referee Clement Turpin
‘He wants it to be more about him than the game’: Rio Ferdinand furious with French referee Clement Turpin for his performance in the first half of Bayern Munich’s clash with Manchester City, which saw the referee withdraw a red card, five yellows handed out and a fine
- Rio Ferdinand has criticized the performance of French referee Clement Turpin
- Ferdinand berated the referee for his decision-making at the Allianz stadium
- Turpin was in charge as Manchester City traveled to face Bayern Munich
Rio Ferdinand has criticized French referee Clement Turpin’s first-half performance for his performance in Bayern Munich’s quarter-final against Manchester City.
Turpin was late for kick-off and then dealt a first red card to Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano, which was then withdrawn as Erling Haaland was offside, showing five yellow cards and awarding the visitors a missed penalty.
Ferdinand was furious at some of the referee’s decisions, claiming he made the enthralling European encounter “about him” rather than the match.
“I didn’t like the referee today, not my thing,” Ferdinand told BT Sport.
“He wants it to be more about him than the game,” he added.
Clement Turpin (right) was in charge of the game between Bayern Munich and Man City on Wednesday
Turpin (left) waved five yellow cards and one red card during the second leg
Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich attempted to overcome a three-goal deficit in the first leg against the Premier League champions in their pursuit of a maiden European title.
The German side started well, but saw their momentum regularly interrupted by Turpin stopping play due to numerous fouls, but conceding just two minutes of stoppage time.
Turpin was part of an all-French official line-up for Wednesday’s knockout stages, with Nicolas Danot, Benjamin Pages and Jeremie Pignard leading the lines and manning the dugout.
The 40-year-old chief in charge is not used to big European competitions, having refereed last year’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool and previously officiated Manchester United’s 2021 European Cup final .