U prethodnom vikendu Oliver je sudio meč Arsenala i Wolwerhamptona, na kojem je isključio mladog fudbalera Myles Lewis-Skellyja.
Britanski The Times tvrdi da specijalna jedinica „Fudbalske arbitraže Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva“ istražuje prijetnje čija su meta bili Oliver i njegova porodica od strane pojedinih pristalica Arsenala.
U saopštenju se navodi da su policijske patrole u službi zaštite doma porodice Oliver.
Investigation into death threats made against Michael Oliver and family handed to UK Football Policing Unit.
🗣️ Mark Roberts, head of UKFPU: “If people think they can hide behind their keyboards, they are mistaken. And we will pursue offenders abroad too, with the assistance of… pic.twitter.com/po1N8Gcy1y
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