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Michael Oliver (born 20 February 1985)〔(Premie League wait a pain ) Northumberland journal]〕 is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League having been promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2010. Later that year he became the youngest-ever referee to take charge of a Premier League game.〔(Ashington Ref Michael Oliver Set To Take On Premier League Duties ) JournalLive〕 He is based in Cramlington, Northumberland, and is a member of the Northumberland Football Association. ==Career== Born in Ashington, Northumberland, Oliver was introduced to refereeing by his father, Clive, at the age of 14.〔(Refworld profile )〕 He quickly progressed through the ranks and was promoted to the National List of Referees in 2007 and refereed the 2007 Conference National play-off final, becoming the youngest football referee to officiate at Wembley Stadium. In addition he had already been the youngest-ever Football League assistant referee, youngest-ever Football League referee, and would also become the youngest ever fourth official in the Premier League. The Oliver family enjoyed a unique refereeing double when father Clive took charge of the 2009 League 2 play-off final and son Michael officiated the next day at the 2009 League 1 play-off final. Oliver was set to become the youngest-ever referee in the Premier League when he was appointed to the match between Fulham and Portsmouth on 9 January 2010.〔(Michael Oliver set to be youngest referee in Premier League history ) Mail Online〕 However, adverse weather resulted in him having to postpone the match and it was not re-arranged until after he had undergone an ankle operation which sidelined him until April.〔(Michael Oliver set to make history ) guardian.co.uk〕 His Premier League refereeing debut was therefore put on hold and after being promoted to the Select Group in August 2010, his first appointment was Birmingham City against Blackburn Rovers on 21 August. Oliver was 25 years and 182 days old, breaking Stuart Attwell's record as the youngest-ever Premier League referee. Oliver was appointed fourth official for the 2013 League Cup final at Wembley Stadium. He refereed the FA Cup semi-final between Wigan Athletic and Millwall in April 2013 and in doing so became the youngest referee to take charge of an FA Cup semi-final. Wigan went on to win the FA Cup and played Manchester United in the subsequent FA Community Shield match for which Oliver was fourth official. He was the referee for the 2014 FA Community Shield between Arsenal and Manchester City. The FA Cup holders Arsenal won the match 3-0. Two days later, he was an additional assistant at the 2014 UEFA Super Cup in Cardiff. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Oliver (referee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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