Premier League with football fans joking he's "Manchester United's first signing" of the summer transfer window.The former referee hung up his whistle in 2014 after officiating 296 top flight matches in England, as well as the finals of the FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, Champions League and World Cup.Webb is currently working behind the scenes in the MLS, but he's been lined up as the Prem's new chief refereeing officer after Mike Riley confirmed he was leaving the role.
That news sparked a social media frenzy, with the 50-year-old often accused of favouring United during his active career.READ MORE: Man Utd tell Cristiano Ronaldo he is not for sale after star's agent meets with ChelseaOne Twitter user wrote: "'Howard Webb to become Premier League referees' chief’.
The first Man Utd signing of the season #manutd."Another joked: "Those Man Utd fans getting the hump over a lack of transfer activity must be pretty happy to get that Howard Webb deal over the line.""Yeah United have done the deal of the summer here," commented a third, while a fourth added: "Man United aren't busy in the transfer market cos they've spent their budget buying the league chief ref slot."Who's the best Prem ref?
Let us know in the comments section belowA further post echoed: "Manchester United just made their first signing. No wonder they’re not interested in signing actual football players."Webb was demoted to the Championship for a week in April 2009 after awarding United a penalty while they were 2-0 down against Tottenham, which was converted by Cristiano Ronaldo before they went on to win 5-2.
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