Referee Michael Oliver will agree a Premier League match this weekend, despite the fact that they have confronted the death threats and 'disgusting' abuse after controversial broadcast by Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly, has been confirmed.
Oliver, 39, and his family were subjected to threats in the aftermath of last Saturday at Wolves and the police started an investigation, in which the unit led the probe that is already in communication with social media companies.
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for officializing in England, said it was the police involved after Oliver, his partner and their young child were the target of nausea abuse of anonymous online trolls.
Keith Hackett, the former PGMOL head, suggested that Oliver should be beaten. “I would say to Michael Oliver, I think you need rest and I think you're not going to see another game in the Premier League for a few weeks,” he told Talksport.
But Oliver would have told his PGMOL and UEFA bosses that he wanted to continue and that he will take the lead over Ipswich to Southampton on Saturday afternoon.
He also received the Reslicked Merseyside Derby match in Goodison Park on 12 February, the first match was postponed for Storm Darragh.
As revealed by Mail Sport, when Oliver woke up on Sunday morning, he discovered the day after the 1-0 victory of Arsenal in Molineux. He and his partner, Laura, were told that the police were there to check their safety.
A death threat was made against Oliver and his two -year -old daughter, and the Metropolitan Police passed on the issue to the local strength of the referee.
Three weeks ago Oliver was also told by a troll that they would blow up his car with his family in it. Today, the I -paper claimed that people came to his house earlier and abused shouted through his letterbox.
A statement from PGMOL on Sunday was: 'We were shocked by the threats and abuse aimed at Michael Oliver after the Wolverhampton Wanderers against Arsenal match.
'No civil servant may be subject to any form of abuse, let alone the disgusting attacks that have been aimed at Michael and his family for the past 24 hours.
'The police are aware and a number of investigations have started.
'We support Michael and all who have been affected and are determined to tackle this unacceptable behavior. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that a competition officer has recently been forced to deal with threats. '
Oliver had shown Arsenal Teenage Lewis-Skelly a straight red card during the first half of the game in Molineux after his cynical challenge on the Matt Doherty of Wolves.
The Premier League match center described the tackle as 'serious cheating' and said that Var Darren England had checked and confirmed the decision of Oliver.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta immediately refused to criticize Oliver after the game, but released his anger about the decision. “I am absolutely smoking,” he said. He also indicated that he expected the decision of Lewis-Skelly to be destroyed by the football club.
“I think it is so clear that we don't need any comments today and hopefully the right will happen,” Arteta added.
'Hopefully we don't have to do it (the decision to appeal) and if you have to, there is a really good precedent, what happened to Bruno [Fernandes] This season too.
“OK, we were in a position in which we should not be, at least let's be in a position where we should be in the coming weeks and that player are able to stay to his work.”
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