Graham Poll

Quick Facts

Full Name	Graham Poll
Occupation	Referee
Date Of Birth	Jul 29, 1963(1963-07-29)
Age	61
Birthplace	Hitchin
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Graham Poll Biography

Graham Poll is one of the most popular and richest Referee who was born on July 29, 1963 in Hitchin, England, United Kingdom. The most famous referees, he called many of the largest Premier League games, and a few of the World Cup matches in 2006.

The match between Australia and Croatia wasn’t his first time he was criticized In 2004, during a Premier League game he controversially granted a free kick in the arsenal’s The Australia-Croatia game was not his first run-in with criticism: in 2004 Premier League game he controversially allowed a free kick to Arsenal’s Thierry Henry..

Poll took up the whistle in 1980, progressing from the Isthmian League to become a Football League assistant referee in 1986. Five years later he became a full Football League referee, before being selected for the list of Premier League referees in 1993.

In the dying seconds of the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool on 21 April 2000 with the score at 0–0, the Liverpool goalkeeper kicked the ball into Don Hutchison’s back while Hutchison was retreating towards his own half. The ball bounced into Liverpool’s net, but Poll disallowed the goal, claiming that he had already blown the whistle to end the game. The television slow- motion pictures proved that this was incorrect, and after retiring in May 2007, Poll confessed that disallowing the goal had been a mistake that he regretted.

He had two kids with his wife Julie.

Graham Poll Net Worth

Graham Poll is one of the richest Referee from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Graham Poll 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 2006 World Cup match between Australia and Croatia the two countries, he failed to send off the Croatian player for another yellow card and used that as the reason behind his eventual retirement.

After his retirement from football, he would occasionally appear on the radio show syndicated by World Soccer Daily, and writing columns for Sky News Sunrise.

Graham Poll (born 29 July 1963) is an English former football referee in the Premier League and is considered the best English referee of the last 25 years in a list maintained by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). With 26 years of experience, he was regarded as one of the most prominent referees in the Premier League, often taking charge of the highest-profile games. His final domestic game in a career spanning 1,544 matches was the Championship play-off final on 28 May 2007 between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion.

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Who is Graham Poll Dating?

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At the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, he refereed two matches successfully. In his third game, Croatia vs Australia, he cautioned Croatian defender Josip Šimunić three times before sending him off. Poll retired from refereeing international tournament finals matches shortly after, citing his error in the match. He continued to referee in the Premier League, Champions League and on international games, but said he would not allow himself to be nominated to represent the FA at any tournament finals as he felt he had his chance.

Facts & Trivia

Graham Ranked on the list of most popular Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Graham Poll celebrates birthday on July 29 of every year.

Having held a FIFA badge since 1996, he took charge of quite a few European matches, of which possibly his most important was the UEFA Cup final between CSKA Moscow and Sporting Lisbon in 2005. Poll also took charge of many international matches, refereeing at top FIFA and UEFA tournaments such as Euro 2000, where Poll took charge of France versus Czech Republic, and Norway versus Slovenia in the group stages. He refereed his last ever Premier League match on 13 May 2007, between Portsmouth and Arsenal in which he controversially, but correctly, denied Portsmouth European qualification by ruling out a Niko Kranjčar goal for offside.

Who gave 3 yellow cards?

Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on SBS, we take a look back at one of the most bizarre moments in World Cup history – when referee Graham Poll gave Josip Simunic three yellow cards in Croatia’s match against Australia in 2006.

When did Graham retire?

Poll retired from international tournament finals football on 29 June 2006 , citing the error as the reason. He said in his retirement announcement, What I did was an error in law. There can be no dispute.

Is a straight red card a 3 match ban?

Straight red cards for dissent will result in a two-match ban, while dangerous tackles or violent conduct will result in a three-match ban which can be raised to four or more games in extreme cases.

What is the most red cards in a soccer game?

36 red cards in one match! The Most Red Cards In A Single Match: Back at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, there was one match so infamous that it earned its own nickname: The Battle of Nuremberg.

Do professional footballers get fined for yellow cards?

Do Footballers And Football Clubs Pay Fines For Yellow Cards And Red Cards? Yes. Football clubs do pay fines for yellow cards and red cards , and those fees/fines are Administrative fees. Although, clubs pay these fines, It is also possible for a club to fine their own player for receiving a suspension.