- Official and his family have been targeted by online abuse
- PGMOL says police investigations have commenced
The referees’ body, PGMOL, has said it is appalled by the “abhorrent abuse”, including death threats, Michael Oliver and his family have received after his controversial decision to send off Myles Lewis-Skelly in Arsenal’s 1-0 victory at Wolves.
PGMOL said they have involved police after Oliver and his young children had been subjected to various threats in the wake of Saturday’s match at Molineux. Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal after the Wolves midfielder João Gomes was given a second yellow card for a poor challenge on Jurriën Timber.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/26/pgmol-appalled-by-abuse-of-referee-michael-oliver-after-arsenal-red-card
Author : Ben Fisher
Publish date : 2025-01-26 20:15:52
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