Martin Atkinson revealed Arsenal icon Tomas Rosicky was his favourite player to referee as he prepares to hang up his whistle at the end of the season. Atkinson, 51, made his top-flight debut in the 2004/05 season, and from all those years he has carried fond memories from the game. But as he now prepares to say farewell to the sport after 17 years, he has opened up on his career, and explained why Rosicky was his favourite player to officiate. He said: 'I’ve been lucky that I’ve got on with the vast majority of players but one that stands out is Tomas Rosicky. 'I always got on really well with him. We just pleasantly got on, not best mates or owt like that but he was always really...
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