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Michael Oliver

1985 - Today

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Michael Oliver (born 20 February 1985) is an English professional football referee from Ashington, Northumberland. His county FA is the Northumberland Football Association. He belongs to the Select Group of Referees in England and officiates primarily in the Premier League. He received his FIFA badge in 2012, allowing him to officiate in major international matches. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Michael Oliver is the 87th most popular referee, the 6,310th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,220th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Referee.

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Michael Oliver ranks 87 out of 147. Before him are Deniz Aytekin, Héctor Baldassi, Bibiana Steinhaus, Martin Atkinson, Daniel Siebert, and Mark Geiger. After him are Jesús Gil Manzano, Sandro Ricci, Carlos Amarilla, Pavel Královec, Janny Sikazwe, and Carlos del Cerro Grande.

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Among people born in 1985, Michael Oliver ranks 316. Before him are Masahiro Takahashi, Viktor An, Princess Claire of Luxembourg, Shantel VanSanten, Tatiana Maslany, and Alyona Lanskaya. After him are Ron Vlaar, M. Pokora, Emanuele Giaccherini, Rafael Sóbis, Lenna Kuurmaa, and Diego Tardelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Oliver ranks 6,312 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Hughton (1958), John Laurie (1897), Paul Dummett (1991), James Forrest (1991), Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (2019), and Guthrie Govan (1971). After him are Nick Wirth (1966), Slick Rick (1965), Jim Leighton (1958), Steph Houghton (1988), Keeley Hawes (1976), and Andrew Tiernan (1965).

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Among REFEREES In United Kingdom

Among referees born in United Kingdom, Michael Oliver ranks 7. Before him are Jack Taylor (1930), Howard Webb (1971), Anthony Taylor (1978), Graham Poll (1963), Willie Collum (1979), and Martin Atkinson (1971). After him are Mark Clattenburg (1975), Hugh Dallas (1957), Mike Dean (1968), Craig Thomson (1972), Michaela Tabb (1967), and Mike Riley (1964).

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