The Man in the Middle: The Autobiography

As a schoolboy in Dover, David Elleray's ambition was to referee at the football World Cup finals. At the age of 13, he started on that road by becoming the youngest person ever to referee in an official capacity. Now one of the most recognizable figures in football, he recently retired from full-time refereeing. The last of the amateur refs in the top-flight and no stranger to controversy, he is a household name to readers of both tabloids and broadsheets and without a doubt the highest profile British referee in the world game. This highly entertaining and revealing memoir tells of his involvement at the highest level of the national and international game over four decades.