Jair Marrufo will be the man in the middle for the Club World Cup final as Real Madrid take on Al Ain and he has some history with Los Blancos.
He was in charge of the summer Clasico held in Miami in 2017, during which he clashed with Barcelona player Ivan Rakitic.
Rakitic claimed after the match that the MLS referee insulted him.
"Those who know me know that it's hard to get me wound up, but this referee managed to," the Croatian stated.
"He insulted me quite strongly three times.
"I am normally very respectful with them, but when they're not that way with me then I don't like it."
Marrufo was in charge of Al Ain's quarter-final win over Esperance in this competition.
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jazaeiu
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What the relevance of this to the final. Is Barcelona part of the tournament. Is all football founded for baca or has Perez also bought this referee as you always accuse?
KukuDevineFavorCo
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The ref should apologise to Rakatic,one matter of fact is that,Ivan is a very quite person like messi,u hardly find Rakatic in problem with ref or even opposite players
Zihamorys
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We are the best
RealMd13
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πππ Club World Cup final to be officiated by the referee who insulted Rakitic Me: THIS IS A GOOD NEWS π₯π₯π₯π₯ Hala madrid