Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has resigned from his position as president of the Egyptian Referees Committee after only five months in charge.
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) confirmed on Wednesday it had agreed that the 47-year-old could leave the role.
Clattenburg was promoted to refereeing Premier League matches in 2004 after three seasons in the Football League.
His final game was in April 2017 as Leicester City won 1-0 at West Brom.
He also took charge of the Euro 2016 final as Portugal beat France 1-0 and the Champions League final, when Real Madrid beat local rivals Atletico, the same year.
Meanwhile, Clattenburg was this week the subject of criticism from the president of the Zamalek club, Mortada Mansour, on Zamalek’s own TV channel.
Zamalek are one of Egypt’s two most famous and powerful clubs, alongside their bitter city rivals Al-Ahly. They have their own TV channel, and Mansour appears on it regularly.
Mansour’s criticism of Clattenburg has increased in the last few weeks, and has included making allegations of a personal nature.
This intensity of Mansour’s attacks has coincided with a drop-off in Zamalek’s league form, culminating in a defeat by Al-Ahly on Saturday.
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