Everywhere around the world, in every sport, referees are identified by badges worn attached to their referee uniform. In soccer, FIFA and European federations prefer referee badges in the shape of a shield, while North American associations use round badges. When specialization was introduced by FIFA in 1992, the title (Referee or Linesman, at the time) was added to the badge, in addition...
Referee Pierre Acouri and assistant referee Sean Hornsby were recently accepted by the CSA on the 2016 National List of Match Officials. To get to this stage, both had to pass a fitness test at the National level, be shortlisted for review by the CSA, selected to attend the U-18 Club Championships and then have all their assessments reviewed by the CSA Referees Committee...
Referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (photo) along with assistant referees Chantal Boudreau and Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien have been appointed to the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Honduras. Marie-Julie Allaire is also attending the competition as a referee assessor. All matches of the tournament, with 8 teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region, will be played in San Pedro Sula, between 3-13 December 2015....
29 November 2015FC Dallas � Portland TimbersReferee: Ismail Elfath (USA)Assistant Referee 1: Sean Hurd (USA)Assistant Referee 2: Joe Fletcher (CAN, photo)Fourth Official: Mark Geiger (USA) ...
13 November 2015Guatemala � Trinidad & TobagoReferee: Mathieu Bourdeau (CAN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN) Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Browne (SKN) Fourth Official: Kimbell Ward (SKN)17 November 2015St. Vincent & Grenadines � GuatemalaReferee: Drew Fischer (CAN) Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Briere (CAN) Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Belleau (CAN) Fourth Official: Leon Clarke (LCA) ...
15 November 2015New York Cosmos � Ottawa FuryReferee: Alan Kelly (USA)Assistant Referee 1: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)Fourth Official: Mark Kadlecik (USA)Reserve AR: Eric Weisbrod (USA) ...
Why would the level of competitions matter for the development of Canadian refereeing? The regulations governing the registration of international match officials specify that the maximum number of referees from each association shall be decided by the FIFA Referees Committee, taking into account: (1) the level of refereeing of each association, (2) the level of competitions of each association and (3) the professional level of each...
8 November 2015Ottawa Fury � Minnesota UnitedReferee: Mathieu Bourdeau (QC, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (ON)Assistant Referee 2: Richard Gamache (QC)Fourth Official: Yusri Rudolf (ON) ...
The Canadian referee took charge of four games in the inaugural ISL campaign as one of a number of PRO officials to travel to India, and he has been invited back to participate in the 2015 season. This year's ISL started on October 3 and Gantar travelled to India, finishing a busy year, including the CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, as...
After instructing match officials at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Hector Vergara (photo) recently returned to South America, this time in his home country, Chile. The former World Cup assistant referee, currently member of the FIFA Referees Committee, has been appointed as a FIFA Referee Assessor at 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. During the group stage of the competition, Vergara is...
USA, 1-13 October 2015Referees1. Adrian Skeete (BRB)2. Christopher Reid (BLZ)3. Mathieu Bourdeau (CAN)4. Drew Fischer (CAN, photo)5. Hugo Cruz (CRC)6. Juan Guerra (GUA)7. Armando Castro (HON)8. Karl Tyrell (JAM)9. Luis Santander (MEX)10. Jafeth Perea (PAN)11. Javier Santos (PUR)12. Armando Villarreal (USA)Assistant Referees1. Ricardo Ake (BLZ)2. Joe Fletcher (CAN)3. Carlos Fernandez (CRC)4. Ronaldo De La Cruz (GUA)5. Oscar Velasquez (HON)6. Israel Valenciano (MEX)7. Ronald...
Almost nine months after receiving his FIFA badge, Mathieu Bourdeau will referee his first MLS game, Toronto FC - Colorado Rapids. Bourdeau (35) made his professional debut in 2007, when he refereed Vancouver Whitecaps - Rochester Rhinos, in the second division. In 2009, he was appointed for the first time as fourth official in MLS. Last year, Bourdeau was nominated by the CSA...
17 September 2015Central FC � Comunicaciones Referee: David Gantar (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Garnet Page (JAM)Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Briere (CAN)Fourth Official: Mathieu Bourdeau (CAN) ...
MLS commissioner Don Garber has been publicly voicing support for video replay since last year, and in July he offered his first hint that the technology might actually be used in MLS competition. �We spoke to the board [of governors] about how instant replay might work. We think it can work, we�d love to see it work,� Garber said on television at half-time...
8 September 2015Haiti � GrenadaReferee: David Gantar (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Briere (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Belleau (CAN)Fourth Official: Drew Fischer (CAN) ...
International Friendly 5 September 2015, New York (USA)Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Corey Rockwell (USA)Fourth Official: Mark Allatin (USA) ...
The Canadian Soccer Association announced the appointment of Isaac Raymond, FIFA Futuro III referee instructor and national assessor, as the new Manager of its Referee Department, effective immediately.In this role, Raymond will have the responsibility of working with the Provincial and Territorial Associations to manage the implementation of a development plan for Canadian match officials that will focus on delivering excellence at all...
26 August 2015Vancouver Whitecaps � Montreal ImpactReferee: Silviu Petrescu (ON, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (ON)Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Briere (QC)Fourth Official: Juan Marquez (BC) ...
20 August 2015Saprissa � W ConnectionReferee: Drew Fischer (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Lloyd Edwards (JAM)Assistant Referee 2: Richard Washington (JAM)Fourth Official: Veralton Nembhard (JAM) ...
Canadian referee Mathieu Bourdeau has been selected to represent CONCACAF at the annual UEFA summer course for top referees, taking place in Nyon, Switzerland, from 12 to 14 August 2015. UEFA Refereeing Officers Pierluigi Collina and Hugh Dallas are focussing on mobbing and dissent, teamwork and handball, while Dagmar Damkova and Bo Karlsson are managing the female group. As usual, physical and technical...
12 August 2015Montreal Impact � Vancouver WhitecapsReferee: David Gantar (AB, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Gianni Facchini (ON)Assistant Referee 2: Marco Arruda (BC)Fourth Official: Francis Latulippe (QC) ...
Canadian Amato DeLuca was assigned to assess the men�s final of the 2015 Pan American Games. DeLuca, third from the left, is pictured with match commissioner Jesus Pereira (CUB), AR1 Frank Anderson (USA), referee Oscar Reyna (GUA), 4th official Javier Santos (PUR), AR2 Jairo Morales (PUR) and CONCACAF administrator Victor Estrada (SLV).DeLuca was honoured by the assignment. "This was an excellent experience these are rare...
Two assistant referees from Quebec were invited to participate at the summer camp of French referees at Clairefontaine. They also officiated during the friendly match between Troyes and Orleans, on 25 July 2015.As part of the partnership between the French Football Federation and the Quebec Soccer Federation, the Technical Department of Refereeing invited two high-level assistant referees from Quebec (Richard Gamache and Oscar...
25 July 2015USA � PanamaReferee: Oscar Moncada (HON)Assistant Referee 1: Garnet Page (JAM)Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez (HON)Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN, photo)Fifth Official: Octavio Jara (CRC) ...
22 July 2013Brazil � MexicoReferee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Emperatriz Ayala (SLV)Assistant Referee 2: Milagros Leonardo (DOM)Fourth Official: Gillian Martindale (BRB) ...
22 July 2015Panama � MexicoReferee: Mark Geiger (USA)Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Belleau (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Briere (CAN)Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (SLV) ...
The Professional Football League and Montreal Impact announced that Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais will compete for the 2015 Champions Trophy at the Saputo Stadium in Montreal, on Saturday, 1 August 2015. The Champions Trophy is traditionally played between the champions of France�s Ligue 1 and the winner of the Coupe de France. If the same team wins both competitions, the regulation provides...
Three Canadian match officials have been selected for the men's and women's soccer tournaments: referees Mathieu Bourdeau (QC) and Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (NS), along with the assistant referee Chantal Boudreau (SK). Former FIFA assistant referee Amato DeLuca (ON) has been appointed as a referee assessor. The men's tournament is a U-22 event, while the women's competition has no age restrictions. Both soccer tournaments of the...
Referee Drew Fischer has been appointed to the 2015 Summer Universiade, in Gwangju (KOR), from 2 to 13 July 2015.Referees1. Marco Borg (MLT)2. Aleksei Eskov (RUS)3. Fernando Falce (URU)4. Drew Fischer (CAN, photo)5. Tan Hai (CHI)6. Kim Hee-Gon (KOR)7. Bijan Heidari (IRN)8. Yaroslav Kozyk (UKR)9. Davide Massa (ITA)10. Yu Ming-Hsun (TPE)11. Takuto Okabe (JPN)12. Kulasande Qongco (RSA)13. Nivon Robesh (SRI)14. Luis Santander (MEX)15....
Three referees and five assistant referees from the Professional Referee Organization have been assigned to the CONCACAF Gold Cup. David Gantar (CAN), Mark Geiger (USA) and Jair Marrufo (USA) are 3 of a total 18 referees who will represent 9 different countries at the prestigious tournament. For 37-year-old Marrufo, this will be his fourth straight Gold Cup (2009, 2011 and 2013), while Canadian...
26 June 2015Germany � FranceReferee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marie Charbonneau (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)Fourth Official: Efthalia Mitsi (GRE)Fifth Official: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE) ...
Soccer NS is excited to welcome FIFA referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin to Nova Scotia. Beaudoin is from Quebec City, QC, but spent most of the last 8 years in Guelph, Ontario and in British Columbia. She brings with her an array of accomplishments, experiences and above all a deep passion for the game and refereeing. �We are very fortunate to have her skills both...
11 June 2015St. Kitts & Nevis � El SalvadorReferee: Mathieu Bourdeau (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Briere (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Belleau (CAN)Fourth Official: Drew Fischer (CAN)14 June 2015St. Lucia � Antigua & BarbudaReferee: David Gantar (CAN)Assistant Referee 1: Adam Garner (USA)Assistant Referee 2: Adam Wienckowski (USA)Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo (USA) ...
7 June 2015Germany � C�te d'IvoireReferee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marie Charbonneau (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)Fourth Official: Michelle Pye (CAN)Fifth Official: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)9 June 2015France � EnglandReferee: Efthalia Mitsi (GRE)Assistant Referee 1: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)Assistant Referee 2: Angela Kyriakou (CYP)Fourth Official: Michelle Pye (CAN)Fifth Official: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)13 June 2015Spain � BrazilReferee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)Assistant Referee...
Carol Anne Chenard says it may be a bad analogy, but dodgeball is the best comparison she can make for preparing officiate international women�s soccer. Part of it, obviously, is that the referee really doesn�t want to get struck by the ball, but Chenard says it�s also about juggling many things at the same time. �You have lots of things coming at you...
Amato DeLuca has been appointed as a CONCACAF referee assessor to a World Cup 2018 qualifier and this summer's Pan-American Games. DeLuca's newest assignments have a lot to do with his good work at the U-17 CONCACAF Championships earlier this spring. �Every time someone goes to a tournament as a referee, as an assessor or instructor, there is a reason why you are...
13 May 2015Toronto FC � Montreal ImpactReferee: Mathieu Bourdeau (QC, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marco Arruda (BC)Assistant Referee 2: Richard Gamache (QC)Fourth Official: David Barrie (ON)Vancouver Whitecaps � FC EdmontonReferee: Drew Fischer (AB)Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Briere (QC)Assistant Referee 2: Gianni Facchini (ON)Fourth Official: Juan Marquez (BC) ...
A six-day FIFA Futuro III course for futsal and beach soccer referee instructors and fitness trainers will continue this week in Panama. More than 50 attendees from 12 CONCACAF-affiliated member associations are participating in the program, which opened last week. Those countries are: Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Puerto Rico. For the first time...
6 May 2015Montreal Impact � Toronto FCReferee: Silviu Petrescu (ON, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Belleau (QC)Assistant Referee 2: Gianni Facchini (ON)Fourth Official: Francis Latulippe (QC)FC Edmonton � Vancouver WhitecapsReferee: David Gantar (AB) Assistant Referee 1: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho (QC)Assistant Referee 2: Jean-Francois Marchand (QC)Fourth Official: Dereck Illingworth (AB) ...
The 2015 CSA Annual Meeting of the Members concluded with the Annual Banquet marking the celebration of Canadian soccer and the achievements of its participants over the previous year. The 2015 International Achievement Award, which recognizes outstanding work as an active referee or assistant referee within his/her provincial/territorial and/or national association and become a leader and an example to his/her fellow referees prior to...
First Leg, 22 April 2015Ottawa Fury � FC EdmontonReferee: Geoff Gamble (ON, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (ON)Assistant Referee 2: Gianni Facchini (ON)Fourth Official: Robert Schaap (QC)Second Leg, 29 April 2015FC Edmonton � Ottawa FuryReferee: Drew Fischer (AB)Assistant Referee 1: Marco Arruda (BC)Assistant Referee 2: Richard Gamache (QC)Fourth Official: David Gantar (AB) ...
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A Calgary man is now a member of the world's most elite pool of soccer referees, a first for anyone from the city. Drew Fischer has been awarded the FIFA 2015 international badge, an honour held by only a handful of Canadians and two other male referees.After years of training, the Calgary physicist is now qualified to officiate matches at the Olympics and...
It started 17 years ago with a newspaper ad in Kamloops. The story of Michelle Pye�s refereeing journey will reach its zenith at the 2015 FIFA Women�s World Cup. �It was the epitome of my goal, of all these hundreds of hours that I�ve spent, and all the sacrifices that my family makes for me to be able to do this,� Pye said....
FIFA is pleased to confirm Hawk-Eye as the official goal-line technology (GLT) provider for the FIFA Women�s World Cup Canada 2015, which kicks off in Edmonton on 6 June 2015. It will mark the first time that GLT has featured at the pinnacle event for women�s football and follows the successful implementation of the technology at the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations...
Canadian referees Carol Anne Chenard and Michelle Pye, along with assistant referees Marie-Josee Charbonneau and Suzanne Morisset, have been appointed for the FIFA Women�s World Cup 2015. From the list below, one referee from each confederation will be a designated fourth official, but the distribution of roles will be made at a later date. The tournament will be held in Canada, from 6...
