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Mike Riley (Michael Anthony Riley) was born on 17 December, 1964 in Leeds, England, is an English football referee. Discover Mike Riley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

Popular As Michael Anthony Riley
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Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 17 December, 1964
Birthday 17 December
Birthplace Leeds, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1964

Michael "Mike" Anthony Riley (born 17 December 1964) is an English former professional football referee, who has refereed matches in the English Football League, Premier League, and for FIFA.

Riley is the general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited.

Riley was born in Leeds in West Yorkshire.

1994

He became a national Football League referee in 1994, having previously served five years on their assistant referees' list.

1999

He was later granted FIFA status in 1999 allowing him to officiate international fixtures.

2002

In 2002, Riley refereed the English FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea, which he later stated was "the highlight of my career".

2004

Riley took charge of the 2004 Football League Cup Final, between Bolton and Middlesbrough, in a game that saw all three goals scored within the first 25 minutes.

He awarded a penalty to Middlesbrough after seven minutes and cautioned five players during the course of the game.

Riley failed to spot penalty taker, Zenden, kicking the ball twice.

Riley also headed England's refereeing team alongside assistants Philip Sharp and Glenn Turner at the UEFA Euro 2004 finals.

Riley refereed the controversial 2004 match between Manchester United and Arsenal, also known as the Battle of the Buffet, with the result ending Arsenal's record-breaking 49 match unbeaten run.

2005

Riley officiated the Football League Championship playoff final between West Ham United and Preston North End in 2005.

West Ham ran out 1–0 victors, seeing them promoted to the FA Premier League.

2006

Riley was invited to go to Hong Kong to take charge of the 2006–07 Hong Kong FA Cup final between South China and Happy Valley in 2007.

South China won by 3–1, allowing them to achieve a treble in local competitions (First Division League, Senior Shield and FA Cup).

Riley gave three penalty kicks in the match, two for South China and one for Happy Valley.

2009

Mike Riley was appointed manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB) in June 2009, replacing Keith Hackett.

This effectively ended his career in refereeing matches.

In June 2022 it was announced that he would be stepping down as the English refereeing chief effective from the end of the 2022/23 season.

In July 2023, it was reported that the Irish Football Association are close to appointing Riley as their new head of refereeing.