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FIFA give update on Michael Oliver after English referee removed from World Cup game

The Premier League official was forced to pull out of his first scheduled World Cup match last week.

FIFA give update on Michael Oliver after English referee removed from World Cup game
Source: Mirror Football

FIFA have confirmed that referee Michael Oliver will return to action this week after being forced to pull out of his first scheduled game through injury. The English official was due to oversee the clash between Ecuador and the Ivory Coast in the early hours of Monday morning. But he was replaced by French referee Francois Letexier . It seems that the injury wasn't too bad, with FIFA confirming that he would be available for selection again 'in the coming days'.

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