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Please ensure that your edits are a) relevant and b) concerned with notable events in the subject's life. --> {{otherpeople|Mike Riley}} {{infobox football official | name = Mike Riley | image = [[Image:Mike riley.jpg|85px]] | fullname = Michael Anthony Riley | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1964|12|17|df=yes}} | cityofbirth = [[West Yorkshire]] | countryofbirth = [[England]] | dateofdeath = | cityofdeath = | countryofdeath = | otheroccupation = | years = 1989-1994</br>1994-1996</br>1996- | league = [[The Football League|Football League]]</br>Football League</br>[[Premier League]] | role = [[Assistant referee|Asst. referee]]</br>[[Referee (football)|Referee]]</br>Referee | internationalyears = 1999- | confederation = [[FIFA]] listed | internationalrole = Referee }} '''Michael Anthony Riley''' (born {{birth date|1964|12|17|df=yes}} is an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Referee (football)|referee]] from [[Leeds]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/sport/clubs/liverpool/reports/liv_spurs.shtml Place of residence], confirmed by [[BBC.co.uk]] website report. Retrieved on [[September 16]] [[2007]].</ref> in [[West Yorkshire]], who oversees matches in [[the Football League]], [[FA Premier League]] and for [[FIFA]]. ==Career== Riley became a national Football League referee in 1994, having previously served five years on their [[assistant referee]]s' list. He was later granted [[FIFA]] status in 1999 allowing him to officiate [[international]] fixtures.<ref>[http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0,,10794~628215,00.html Profile] at [[the Football League]] Official website.</ref> ===FA Cup Final; 2002=== {{footballbox |date = [[4 May]] [[2002]] |team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 =[[Ray Parlour|Parlour]] {{goal|70}} <br/> [[Fredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|80}} <br/> <br/> [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{yel}} <br/> [[Patrick Vieira|Vieira]] {{yel}} |goals2 = <br/> <br/> <br/> [[Eidur Gudjohnsen|Gudjohnsen]] {{yel}} <br/> [[Graeme Le Saux|Le Saux]] {{yel}} <br/> [[John Terry|Terry]] {{yel}} |stadium = [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] <br />'''Attendance:''' 73,963 }} In 2002, Riley refereed the English [[FA Cup]] Final between [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], which he later stated was "the highlight of my career".<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Refereeing/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/09/25106.htm "FA Cup Final 2002 - the highlight"] of Mike Riley's career: Interview at [[The Football Association|TheFA.com]] website.</ref> ===Carling Cup Final; 2004=== {{footballbox |date = [[29 February]] [[2004]] |team1 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] |score = 1&ndash;2 |team2 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] |goals1 = [[Kevin Davies|Davies]] {{goal|21}} <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Ivan Campo|Campo]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Simon Charlton|Charlton]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Per Frandsen|Frandsen]] {{yel}} |goals2 = [[Joseph-Desire Job|Job]] {{goal|2}} <br /> [[Boudewijn Zenden|Zenden]] {{goal|7}} (pen) <br /> <br /> [[George Boateng|Boateng]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Michael Ricketts|Ricketts]] {{yel}} |stadium = [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] <br />'''Attendance:''' 72,634 }} Riley took charge of the [[2004]] [[Carling Cup]] final, between [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], in a game that saw all three goals scored wihtin the first 25 minutes. He awarded a penalty to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] after just seven minutes, converted by [[Boudewijn Zenden|Zenden]], and booked five players during the course of the game. ===Euro 2004=== {{footballbox |date = [[14 June]] [[2004]] |team1 = [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] |score = 5&ndash;0 |team2 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] |goals1 = [[Fredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|32}} <br /> [[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] {{goal|57}}, {{goal|58}} <br /> [[Zlatan Ibrahimović|Ibrahimović]] {{goal|78}} (pen) <br /> [[Marcus Allbäck|Allbäck]] {{goal|90}} <br /> <br /> [[Zlatan Ibrahimović|Ibrahimović]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Tobias Linderoth|Linderoth]] {{yel}} |goals2 = <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Ivailo Petkov]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Zoran Jankovic (footballer)|Jankovic]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Rosen Kirilov|Kirilov]] {{yel}} |stadium = [[Estádio José Alvalade]], [[Portugal]] <br />'''Attendance:''' 52,000 }} {{footballbox |date = [[19 June]] [[2004]] |team1 = [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] |score = 0&ndash;0 |team2 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]] |goals1 = <br /> <br /> [[Vitālijs Astafjevs|Astafjevs]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Aleksandrs Isakovs|Isakovs]] {{yel}} |goals2 = <br /> <br /> [[Arne Friedrich|Friedrich]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Torsten Frings|Frings]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Dietmar Hamann|Hamann]] {{yel}} |stadium = [[Estádio do Dragão]], [[Portugal]] <br />'''Attendance:''' 30,000 }} Riley also headed England's refereeing team alongside assistants Philip Sharp and Glenn Turner at the [[UEFA]] [[Euro 2004]] finals.<ref>[http://www.officialsports.co.uk/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=000008;p=0 Confirmation] of appointments for [[Euro 2004]]: ''OfficialSports.co.uk'' website.</ref> ===Football League Championship playoff final; 2005=== {{footballbox |date = [[30 May]] [[2005]] |team1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston]] |goals1 = [[Bobby Zamora|Zamora]] {{goal|57}} <br /> <br /> [[Hayden Mullins|Mullins]] {{yel}} <br /> [[James Walker (footballer born 1973)|Walker]] {{yel}} |goals2 = <br /> <br /> [[Matthew Hill (footballer)|Hill]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Youl Mawene|Mawene]] {{yel}} |stadium = [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] <br />'''Attendance:''' 70,275 }} Riley officiated the [[Football League Championship]] playoff final between [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in 2005. [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] ran out 1 - 0 victors, seeing them promoted to the [[F.A. Premier League|Premiership]]. ===Hong Kong FA Cup final; 2007=== {{footballbox |date = [[19 May]] [[2007]] |team1 = [[South China AA|South China]] |score = 3&ndash;1 |team2 = [[Happy Valley AA|Happy Valley]] |goals1 = [[Detinho]] {{goal|22}} (pen) <br/ > [[Chan Chi Hong]] {{goal|27}} <br /> [[Cheng Siu Wai]] {{goal|85}} <br /> <br /> [[Lee Chi Ho]] {{yel}} |goals2 = [[Poon Yiu Cheuk]] {{goal|48}} (pen)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Denisson Ricardo De Souza|De Souza]] {{yel}} |stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] <br />'''Attendance:''' 6,427 }} Riley was invited to go to [[Hong Kong]] to take charge of the [[Hong Kong FA Cup 2006-07]] final between [[South China AA|South China]] and [[Happy Valley AA|Happy Valley]] in 2007. [[South China AA|South China]] won by 3-1, allowing them to achieve a treble in local competitions ([[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division League]], [[Hong Kong Senior Shield|Senior Shield]] and [[Hong Kong FA Cup|FA Cup]]. Riley gave three penalty kicks in the match, two for [[South China AA|South China ]] and one for [[Happy Valley AA|Happy Valley]].<ref>[http://english.sina.com/sports/1/2007/0518/112512.html Hong Kong FA Cup Final], match report: ''EnglishSINA.com'' website.</ref> ===Criticism=== {{POV|date=November 2008}} Riley was accused of major refereeing errors in an [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]]-[[Manchester United FC|Manchester United]] game in 2004, including a controversial penalty when [[Wayne Rooney]] went down under a tackle from [[Sol Campbell]] despite replays showing very little (or possibly no) contact had been made. The match, which ended Arsenal's long running unbeaten run at the time, led to immense criticism from Arsenal fans and neutrals alike, including an article in the [[Daily Mail]] paper using the headline "The Life of Riley".<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=323072&in_page_id=1779 Man. Utd. v. Arsenal, 2004], refereeing errors debate: Match report, [[Daily Mail|DailyMail.co.uk]] website.</ref> The former [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] manager, [[Sam Allardyce]], once criticised him after Riley officiated between [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and his own side on [[14 January]] [[2006]].<ref>[http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/04/29/laptop_manager_with_a_passion.html Article] where Sam Allardyce is quoted as being critical of Mike Riley: [[The Guardian|Guardian.co.uk]] website.</ref> Allardyce denied a charge of improper conduct by the FA following his comments<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Disciplinary/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/02/Disciplinary_Reina.htm Allardyce denial] of improper conduct: ''TheFA.com'' website.</ref>, but was found guilty at a personal hearing, fined £2000, severely censured and warned as to his future conduct. Following the match Allardyce had said: "The stats just don't stand up when he referees us. In my opinion, it is not good enough - he nearly caused a riot." Opposing manager [[Mark Hughes]] had partly agreed, saying: "Both sides would argue the referee didn't have his best game but can't argue about the sending off."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4883894.stm Quotes and FA action], same match, [[Mark Hughes]] and [[Sam Allardyce]]: BBC.co.uk website.</ref> He was involved in controversy on [[30 March]] [[2006]] after the sending off of a [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski]] player in a [[UEFA Cup 2005-06]] quarter final tie, Levski vs [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]]. He showed a second yellow card to [[Cedric Bardon]], although it was disputed whether there was any contact between him and the opposition player. After the game, Levski's president Todor Batkov commented on Riley's decision: "This British homosexual broke the game".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4867610.stm Todor Batkov's comment] after a [[UEFA Cup]] tie: BBC.co.uk website.</ref> After [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea's]] 1-0 win at [[Reading F.C.]] on [[October 14]] [[2006]], Riley received more criticism, having allowed [[Petr Čech]] only to crawl off the field early in the game with what turned out to be a serious head injury.<ref>[http://www.royals.org/matdoc/141006.html Petr Čech's] head injury mentioned: ''"Hob Nob Anyone?" - Royals Match Reports'' website.</ref> In a lighter vein, during the first half of the home match against [[Newcastle United FC|Newcastle]] on [[30 April]] [[2007]] [[Kingsley Royal]], the [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] club mascot, was sent from the field by the referee for standing too close to the pitch. It was reported that one of Riley's assistants mistook Kingsley for one of the players and almost flagged him for offside. A spokesman for the [[The Football Association|FA]] said: "The referee reported to us that the mascot made a number of inflammatory gestures. I don't know what the gestures were and we are now making further enquiries and will look at video evidence."<ref>{{cite news | date=[[2007-05-02]] | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premiership/article1734046.ece | title=Riley bites off more than he can chew with Madejski lion bar | publisher=[[The Times]] | accessdate=2007-05-02}}</ref> After reviewing video footage the FA confirmed that they would be taking no further action.<ref>{{cite news | date=[[2007-05-03]] | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premiership/reading/article1739039.ece | title=King of the Jungle free to roar one more time | publisher=The Times | accessdate=2007-05-03 | author=Russell Kempson}}</ref> In a [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|Euro 2008 qualifying]] match between [[Albania national football team|Albania]] and [[Holland national football team|Holland]] on [[September 12]] [[2007]], Riley denied Albania a goal in the last minutes of the first half when Dutch defender [[Mario Melchiot]] headed a ball behind his own goalkeeper after an Albanian free kick. Riley cancelled the goal and gave a free kick to Holland. He was also said to have finished the game two minutes early, due to fireworks being thrown from the spectators' area.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=197400&cc=5739 Disallowed Albanian goal], versus Holland, Euro 2008 qualifier: [[ESPN|ESPNsoccernet]] website. Retrieved on [[September 14]] [[2007]].</ref> The criticism in the Albanian media and from the Albanian players was very harsh. The Albanian Football Federation decided to file an official complaint with UEFA. <ref>[http://www.albaniasoccer.com/en/index.php?id=613 Albanian Football Federation], files official complaint with UEFA regarding Holland game: Albania soccer website. Retrieved on [[September 16]] [[2007]].</ref> In February 2009 in a match between [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], Riley sent off [[Frank Lampard]] for a tackle on [[Xabi Alonso]], with the score at 0-0. Liverpool went on to win the game 2-0. Replays however showed that not only had Lampard won the ball cleanly and he successfully appealed the red card. In the same game, [[Steven Gerrard]] had earlier been involved in 2 potential red card incidents both of which were ignored by the referee. Lampard suggested that referees should take more time to consult with their assistants before making big decisions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/lampard-free-to-play-after-blunder-1544841.html|title=Lampard free to play after blunder|last=Moore|first=Glenn|date=2009-02-04|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7869305.stm|title=Officials should liaise - Lampard |date=2009-02-04|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> In the same match, Riley failed to discipline [[José Bosingwa]] for stamping on [[Yossi Benayoun]]'s back, a blatant foul for which Chelsea boss [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] admitted Bosingwa should have been sent off. Because the assistant referee did see this incident and it was included in the match report, the FA were unable to review it to apply retrospective punishment. Riley was again criticised for an apparent bias towards Manchester United in their victory against Aston Villa by awarding the majority of the contentious incidents to the home side.[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5150741,00.html] Riley denied Manchester United a penalty against United striker [[Danny Welbeck]] in an FA Cup Semi-Final which Everton later went on to win on penalties.[[Teddy Sherringham]] and other analysts claimed this to have been the wrong decision. ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Season!!Games!!Total {{yel}}!!{{yel}} per game!!Total {{sent off}}!!{{sent off}} per game |- |'''1997/1998'''||28||87||''3.11''||3||''0.11'' |- |'''1998/1999'''||23||81||''3.52''||7||''0.30'' |- |'''1999/2000'''||28||93||''3.32''||9||''0.32'' |- |'''2000/2001'''||36||141||''3.92''||9||''0.25'' |- |'''2001/2002'''||31||117||''3.77''||19||''0.61'' |- |'''2002/2003'''||33||105||''3.18''||7||''0.21'' |- |'''2003/2004'''||38||130||''3.42''||6||''0.16'' |- |'''2004/2005'''||39||117||''3.00''||11||''0.28'' |- |'''2005/2006'''||42||147||''3.50''||13||''0.31'' |- |'''2006/2007'''||43||145||''3.37''||13||''0.30'' |- |'''2007/2008'''||37||124||''3.35''||6||''0.16'' |- |''''Overall''''||409||1287||''3.14''||103||''0.08''| <small>(There are no available records prior to 1997/1998)</small> |} ==References== <div class="references-small"> <references/></div> ==External links== *[http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=173 Mike Riley Referee Statistics] at [[soccerbase]].com {{start box}} {{succession box|title=[[FA Charity Shield]]|before=[[Graham Barber]] |after=[[Andy D'Urso]] |years=2000}} {{succession box|title=[[FA Cup Final|FA&nbsp;Cup&nbsp;Final]]&nbsp;Referee|before=[[Steve Dunn (referee)|Steve Dunn]] |after=[[Graham Barber]] ||years=[[FA Cup Final 2002|2002]]}} {{succession box|title=[[Carling Cup]] Final|before=[[Paul Durkin]] |after=[[Steve Bennett (referee)|Steve Bennett]] |years=2004}} {{end box}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Mike}} [[Category:English football referees]] [[Category:Select Group Referees 2007/08]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:People from Leeds]] [[Category:FA Cup Final referees]] [[de:Mike Riley (Schiedsrichter)]] [[it:Mike Riley]] [[hu:Michael Riley]] [[no:Mike Riley]] [[fi:Mike Riley]] [[tr:Mike Riley]]'