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Saturday, 7 November 2015

Meet Michael Oliver the man who will Referee Nigeria Vs Mali Under 17 Final Match



English referee Michael Oliver and his compatriot assistant referees Stuart Burt and Gary Beswick will be joined by Costa Rican fourth official Ricardo Montero as the team of officials for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 final between Mali and Nigeria in Vina Del Mar on Sunday 8 November.


Oliver has been a FIFA listed international referee since 2012, and has been an official in the English Premier League since 2010, taking charge of his first game aged 25, which made him the youngest ever Premier League referee.

He was in Ashington, Northumberland England on 20 February 1985 was introduced into refereeing at the age of 14 by his father Clive. In 2007, he became the youngest ever referee to officate a match at the Wembley Staduim when he took charge of the National Conference Playoff Final.

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