 As such he was England's second successive match official at a Final match, Mark Warren having been the Assistant Referee at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final.Phil Sharp was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games football tournament and represented England at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.On 18 October 2008, Sharp was hit by an object thrown from the crowd in the game between Aston Villa and Portsmouth FC.