Former Premier League referee Howard Webb has named an ex-Liverpool forward as the most difficult player he had to deal with during his officiating career.
Now retired from handing out reds and yellows, Howard works as an analyst for BT Sport.
While he was one of the best officials to everwork in the Premier League, he isn't liked by Liverpool fans at all, and has now risked damaging the relationship even further with his latest revelation.
Asked who was the most difficult player to officiate during his 11-year career, Webb was quick to name Craig Bellamy, claiming that it was impossible to develop a rapport and get through to the attacker.
"I think the Premier League player who gave me the most grief would be Craig Bellamy," Webb told theDaily Mirror.
"I struggled to gain a rapport with Craig. Again, being balanced, [he was] a great footballer and he might be a lovely kid away from the game, but on the pitch he was always quick with an opinion and didn't want to listen to yours so much and I found it quite difficult to gain a rapport.
"There are other players who you think might fall into that category. Players like Joey Barton and Robbie Savage who wore their heart on their sleeve but would actually enter into dialogue and I found that quite healthy and I was happy to referee those types of characters."
Bellamy, who played out two separate stints at Liverpool, is currently working on his coaching badges while assisting part-time at the Cardiff City youth academy.
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