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Michael Oliver played for two clubs in the Premier League at youth level before becoming a referee, he has revealed.

Being a Premier League official is undoubtedly one of the toughest jobs in football. Standing in the centre circle for ...

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Newcastle United's Premier League game with Fulham at St James' Park this Saturday will be officiated by Chris Kavanagh. He was last on Tyneside for the 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Chelsea, and also ...

Ashington hosted Gateshead on Saturday and after a promising start were undone by a strong second-half performance by the ...

Ben Williams was delighted to get off the mark and register his first goal of the season for Ashington on Saturday which ...

The truth is of course, that Michael Oliver is guilty of only one thing. He is guilty of being an honest and very transparent referee who has integrity.