Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo turned down four penalty appeals by the home side at Stamford Bridge three years ago as Barcelona reached the Champions League final at Chelsea's expense with a late goal. The 45 year old was subjected to death threats from irate Chelsea fans and has told The Guardian that he still receives occasional abuse.
"It is not nice but nothing too serious, either. I don't let it upset me or my family. They do not know much about it as I do not show them the emails."
Speaking about his performance during the controversial game three years ago, Ovrebo added: "Looking back there are certainly things I would have done differently. I learnt a lot from that experience.
"But all referees will tell you that they have good and bad matches, moments they do well and moments they do not so well, that is all part of the job. I cannot keep regrets about this one match. My life has to move on from this." "It has lasted and I get about three to four emails [from Chelsea fans] a year," Ovrebo said.
