(CNN) -- Former English Premier League referees have jumped to the defense of Howard Webb after criticism of his performance in Sunday's World Cup final. 

Webb, the first referee to officiate the European Champions League final and World Cup final in the same season, dished out 13 yellow cards and one red as Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in a tempestuous clash at Soccer City, Johannesburg. 

Dutch coach Bert Van Marwijk and several of his players suggested the English official favored the Spanish, and Netherlands fans booed Webb and his assistants when they collected their medals after the game. 

But ex-referee Jeff Winter, who took charge of several fiery encounters between English giants like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, was full of praise for Webb's performance in extremely testing circumstances. 

"I thought he had a superb game," Winter told CNN. "I find it very difficult to remember a more testing game than that at any level. I thought the players' behavior and discipline were abysmal. 

"It was as if the Dutch had decided the only way they were going to stop Spain was by kicking them, harassing the referee and being obnoxious throughout. 

"From a referee's point of view, if the players don't want to be controlled it's virtually impossible to control them. Had it had been a referee without his experience of the European game, they might have lost control within the first 30 minutes." 

Webb's tally of 14 yellow cards -- including the red shown to Netherlands defender Johnny Heitinga in extra-time - was a record for the World Cup final.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Why were people upset with the referee?
2. What criticism was there of the referee?
3. What was the primary critique of the referee?
Q2:
1. What was the specific criticism of Howard Webb's performance as referee?
2. Why did people think Howard Webb did a bad job refereeing the game?
3. What was the specific reason people thought Howard Webb was a shoddy referee?
Q3:
1. What did Howard Webb do that was indicative of favoritism to some?
2. Which of Howard Webb's actions during the game seemed to indicate favoritism on his part?
3. What did Howard Webb do during the game that made some think he favored one team over the other?
Q4:
1. Who is the English referee that's being critiqued?
2. What's the name of the referee that everyone is mad at?
3. What referee is being criticised left and right?
Q5:
1. What was unusual about Howard Webb refereeing the game?
2. What stood out about Howard Webb's manner of acting as referee?
3. What was out of the ordinary about the way Howard Webb refereed?
Q6:
1. Was Howard Webb's job as referee universally condemned?
2. Was everyone made about how Howard Webb refereed the game?
3. Was Howard Webb's performance as referee met with universal scorn?
Q7:
1. Who came to Howard Webb's defense?
2. Who defended Howard Webb's performance as referee?
3. Who spoke publicly in favor of referee Howard Webb?
Q8:
1. Who is Jeff Winter?
2. What does Jeff Winter do?
3. What is Jeff Winter's occupation?
Q9:
1. What was Jeff Winter's opinion of the Dutch team?
2. How did Jeff Winter think the Dutch team acted?
3. What was Jeff Winter's interpretation of the Dutch team's behavior?
Q10:
1. Does Jeff Winter think players like being told what to do?
2. Are soccer players big fans of being told how to act, according to Jeff Winter?
3. Does Jeff Winter believe that soccer players are generally ok with being told how to act?
