‘Was Fergie greatest man?’ World Cup ultimate ref marries German lover who can be an official – and followers mock him with Man United jokes

Ex-Premier League referee Howard Webb has met his excellent match by marrying a feminine trailblazer working in German high flight the Bundesliga, resulting in inevitable jokes concerning the Englishman’s supposed bias in the direction of Man United.

Webb, who turned the primary official to supervise the World Cup ultimate and Champions League ultimate in the identical yr in 2010, has married Bibiana Steinhaus, who made historical past as the primary girl to referee in a European high flight.

The pair are in a long-distance relationship due to Webb’s function as supervisor of VAR operations in Main League Soccer (MLS) within the US, which required him to relocate to the New Jersey and New York space.

Is Fergie the most effective man?

— CT01 (@Ctsthtat01) April 13, 2021

“Sure, it is true,” 42-year-old Steinhaus confirmed to Bild, revealing that she exchanged vows along with her lover final month. “We acquired married over the last worldwide break and are very pleased.

“Sadly, on account of coronavirus rules, Howard and I had been solely in a position to take this vital step [alone] in a pair.

Germany's Bibiana Steinhaus, the primary girl to referee in one in every of Europe's high leagues, has married 2010 World Cup ultimate ref Howard Webb. pic.twitter.com/gQhOIA9ehx

— Bruce Amani (@AmaniBruce) April 13, 2021

“Not even groomsmen had been allowed. [And] after all, there wasn’t a honeymoon.”

Because the information made its again over the English channel to the previous South Yorkshire Policeman’s compatriots, wisecracks reminiscent of accusations of bias in the direction of one explicit membership started to pour in.

I guess fergy was on the visitor checklist

— ? (@ManLikeChaps87) April 13, 2021

Was the marriage overruled by VAR?

— Russell Hardy (@Rhardy1992) April 13, 2021

“I guess Fergie was on the visitor checklist,” remarked one reader on Twitter, as one other requested if legendary Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson – generally known as ‘Fergie’ and famend for his unstable relationship with referees – had been greatest man. 

One other questioned if the marriage “was overruled by VAR”, namechecking the Video Assistant Referee know-how that has been introduce to divisive impact since Webb stepped down being the person within the center himself in 2014. 

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