{"id":12531,"date":"2022-05-02T19:01:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T19:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/he-stands-out-epl-referee-atkinson-names-favourite-player-to-officiate"},"modified":"2022-05-02T19:06:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T19:06:34","slug":"he-stands-out-epl-referee-atkinson-names-favourite-player-to-officiate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/he-stands-out-epl-referee-atkinson-names-favourite-player-to-officiate","title":{"rendered":"He stands out \u2013 EPL referee, Atkinson names favourite player to officiate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>English Premier League referee, Martin Atkinson has named former Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky as his favourite player to referee.<\/p>\n<p>The 51-year-old, who will retire at the end of the season after 17 years in the top flight, said Rosicky stands out, adding that he was always really respectful.<\/p>\n<p>Atkinson took part in a Q&amp;A in a mental health charity \u2018If U Care Share\u2019, where he shared: \u201cI have been lucky that I have got on with the vast majority of players, but one that stands out is Tomas Rosicky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always got on really well with him. We just pleasantly got on, not best mates or on like that, but he was always really respectful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd when he left Arsenal when he retired eventually, an unknown email came through and it was from Sparta Prague asking if I will go out and referee his retirement game. You just never expect that and it was just a nice thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rosicky joined Arsenal in 2006 from Borussia Dortmund and spent ten seasons at the North London club.<\/p>\n<p>His spell with Arsenal was hampered by a number of long-term injuries, but he helped the Gunners to two FA Cups in the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. English Premier League referee, Martin Atkinson has named former Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky as his favourite player to referee. The 51-year-old, who will retire at the end of the season after 17 years in the top flight, said Rosicky stands out, adding that he was always really respectful. 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