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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Fischer: �The best part is being in a stadium with 60,000 spectators screaming at you�
18.45 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...