Mark Warren
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Mark Warren (born January 4, 1960) is one of only ten match officials from the United Kingdom to have been a match official in a FIFA World Cup Final.
A police officer by profession, Warren had been an international referee since 1994 when he was selected as an English representative at the FIFA World Cup in France in 1998. He was appointed to the final and ran the line, along with South African Achmat Salie, to the late Said Belqola.
In addition Warren was the assistant referee in the FA Cup Final in 1995, the 1997 League Cup Final, the 1994 Division 1 Play-Off Final and the 1994 Charity Shield.
After assisting in the World Cup Final Mark graduated to become a Football League referee, leaving the international assistants list at the end of that year. He had seven years in the middle before stepping down in 2005. He returned to running the line in the Premier League.
