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...