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Canadian Carol Anne Chenard was chosen by IFFHS as the world�s fourth-best woman referee in 2016. Hungarian Katalin Kulcsar was named as the IFFHS 2016 World�s Best Woman Referee, winning support from football experts in 56 countries around the World in the 5th Annual IFFHS Women�s Awards. It was a very close ranking, Kulcsar had only 5 points more than Katarina Monzul (winner...

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The CSA Referees Committee has appointed five match officials (1 referee and 4 assistant referees) to the 2017 National List. Upon successful completion of the fitness test, the Laws of the Game examination and attendance at the National Camp, they will become full members of the List. Soccer Quebec recently posted the following CSA information about the new National match officials:Referee1. Mathieu Cardinal...

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One of Ontario's top match officials recently retired as a National Referee. Justin Tasev (photo) retires as one of the longest serving members of the National Program. After a successful playing career, Tasev started refereeing locally and moved through the ranks, until finally joining the National List in 2005. In that time, Justin developed into a top referee and has successfully officiated at...

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Unexpectedly, three match officials from Quebec decided to retire from refereeing and, consequently, they will be removed from the FIFA List at the end of this year. Referee Mathieu Bourdeau (36) ended his career after only two years on the FIFA List due to work and family commitments. Assistant referees Marie-Josee Charbonneau (34) and Suzanne Morisset (32) joined Carol Anne Chenard�s team and...

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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced the shortlists and the opening of fan and media voting for the fourth-annual CONCACAF Awards, to honor the year�s standout performers and achievements from across Confederation events. The CONCACAF Awards honour players and achievements in CONCACAF-sanctioned tournaments and competitions involving the Confederation�s national teams at all levels, including FIFA World Cups...

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After two years in the USL, Montreal Impact�s USL affiliate FC Montreal are set to cease operations. After many speculations in the past couple of days about FC Montreal shutting down and Ottawa Fury becoming the new USL team affiliate, it seems the rumors were true. Tony Marinaro said that players who sign with Ottawa Fury FC that their rights will belong to...

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Alan Kelly will referee the MLS Cup, which takes place on 10 December 2016 between Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC. Kelly made his MLS Cup Play-offs debut in the Knockout Round in October, and will now officiate the showpiece and bring the curtain down on the 2016 Major League Soccer campaign. The assignment caps a memorable month for the Irishman, who was named...

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Following last month�s Elite referee course, CONCACAF invited their Elite assistant referees to a similar event held recently in Florida. There are currently three Canadian ARs on the CONCACAF Elite List, but only one attended the course: Joe Fletcher (photo). Chantal Boudreau is presently at the FIFA U-20 Women�s World Cup in Papua New Guinea, while Philippe Briere was not available. Among the...

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In a major step toward its projected 2018 debut, soccer's Canadian Premier League has hired its first official employee. And, in the Canadian footy world, he's a biggie. Paul Beirne, who was also the first employee of Toronto FC, is the project manager for the new professional league which he says will start play with "six to 10 teams across the country." Most...

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Thirty five officials participated in the CONCACAF Elite Referee course held recently in Miami, Florida. Among the participants were Canadian referees Carol Anne Chenard and Michelle Pye, both candidates for the 2019 FIFA Women�s World Cup in France. The Elite Course provided high-level instruction to referees, with special focus being placed on the new laws of the game, ways to protect the game�s...

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The Quebec Soccer Federation hosted an International Futsal Referee Symposium in Montreal. The event was attended by 40 participants, who had the chance of being the first group in the world analyzing video clips from the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup held last month in Colombia. The teaching material was brought over by Ed Marco (USA), who attended the World Cup as a...

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Becoming a FIFA referee was a long-term dream for Mathieu Bourdeau. Now, less than two years since his dream came true, he suddenly decided to stop not only his international career, but refereeing altogether.The recent match Ottawa Fury � Fort Lauderdale Strikers was not only the last NASL game for the Ottawa team, but also the last match for referee Bourdeau (photo). After...

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After only 3 years, Ottawa Fury will close their NASL chapter this Saturday at the end of their last game of the season. FC Edmonton will remain the only Canadian team in in the NASL next year. Ottawa Fury today announced the team will join the United Soccer League (USL) for the 2017 season. �We�re excited to be joining the fastest-growing soccer league...

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20 October 2016CD Suchitepequez � FC DallasReferee: Drew Fischer (CAN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN) Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Briere (CAN) Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN) ...

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17 October 2016Spain � JapanReferee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Princess Brown (JAM)Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee Sing (JAM)Fourth Official: Laura Fortunato (ARG)Reserve AR: Leslie Vasquez (CHI) ...

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Canadian referee Michelle Pye (BC) and assistant referee Chantal Boudreau (SK, photo) have been appointed by FIFA to the 2016 U-20 Women�s World Cup. The competition will take place in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2016. Michelle Pye is, along with Carol Anne Chenard, on the list of pre-selected referees for the 2019 FIFA Women�s World Cup.Update 14 October...

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Top Canadian assessors Amato DeLuca (ON), Mauricio Navarro (BC) and John Nielsen (BC) have been invited to attend a CONCACAF Symposium for referee assessors from 1 to 5 October 2016.John Nielsen (62, photo) was a FIFA Assistant Referee from 1992 to 1999, including 39 international games. His proudest achievement was being appointed to the 1998 Gold Cup final, USA � Mexico, in front of...

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29 September 2016Police United � OlimpiaReferee: David Gantar (CAN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Belleau (CAN) Assistant Referee 2: Richard Gamache (CAN) Fourth Official: Drew Fischer (CAN) ...

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Terry Vaughn is a former MLS referee who worked many games along with Canadian referees and assistant referees. He refereed at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and also worked other high profile events through the years, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup and CONCACAF Champions League in 2009 and 2010, before his dismissal from U.S. Soccer at the end of 2011....

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2 September 2016St. Vincent & Grenadines � USAReferee: Mathieu Bourdeau (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Briere (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Belleau (CAN)Fourth Official: Drew Fischer (CAN) ...

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National referee Chris Grabas (photo) recently attended the summer training camp of the French futsal referees.According to a collaboration agreement between the Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) and the French Football Federation (FFF), two match officials from Quebec are invited to attend annually the summer preparations of the French referees. Following the participation of the assistant referee Lyes Arfa in the Ligue 2 camp in July,...

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After successful performances in CONCACAF competitions (U-15, U-17, U-20), referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (photo) received her first FIFA appointment. She was selected for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women�s World Cup that will take place in Jordan, between 30 September and 21 October 2016. Seventeen women�s referees and 28 women�s assistant referees from 33 different countries will take charge of the matches.CONCACAFReferee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN,...

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18 August 2016Saprissa � DragonReferee: Mathieu Bourdeau (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Briere (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Mark Hurd (USA)Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN) ...

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Carol Anne Chenard is writing history in the Canadian soccer refereeing. After having already refereed the FIFA U-20 Women�s World Cup final twice (2010 and 2014), she has been appointed to the women�s final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Another Canadian referee, Sonia Denoncourt, had the same honour 16 years ago, when she refereed the final Norway - USA (3-2) in Sydney.19 August 2016Sweden...

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Major League Soccer (MLS) and the United Soccer League (USL) announced that they have received approval from the International Football Association Board (The IFAB) to conduct live Video Assistant Referee (VAR) experiments in select competitive matches during the remainder of the USL regular season.The first VAR experiment in a competitive match takes place at Red Bull Arena, where New York Red Bulls II...

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12 August 2016Brazil � AustraliaReferee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marie-Josee Charbonneau (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)Fourth Official: Melissa Borjas (HON)Referee Assessor: Jacqueline Leleu (AUS) ...

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Canadian referee Alexis Vaughan (photo) has been invited to the 2016 CONCACAF U-15 Girls Championship. The second-ever CONCACAF U-15 Girls Championship takes place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida (USA). A total of 23 teams � 22 from CONCACAF and South American invitee Venezuela � will compete through 21 August in a tournament that crowns a champion, but...

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The union that represents soccer referees in the U.S. and Canada has accused the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), which employs and makes match assignments for MLS referees, of engaging in unfair labour practices.The Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) asserts in a filing with the National Labor Relations Board dated April 12 - a copy of which ESPN FC obtained through a Freedom of...

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Canadian Hector Vergara has been appointed as a referee assessor to the 2016 Olympic Football Tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Former World Cup assistant referee (2002, 2006, 2010), Vergara (photo) is currently a member of both FIFA Referees Committee and CONCACAF Referees Committee. At the 2016 Olympics, he will be assessing referees appointed to all matches (men and women) played in Salvador, starting...

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3 August 2016Brazil � ChinaReferee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Marie-Josee Charbonneau (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)Fourth Official: Gladys Lengwe (ZAM) Referee Assessor: Peter Mikkelsen (DEN)6 August 2016South Africa � ChinaReferee: Esther Staubli (SUI)Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajova (CZE)Assistant Referee 2: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE) Fourth Official: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)Referee Assessor: Peter Mikkelsen (DEN)9 August 2016China � SwedenReferee: Olga Miranda (PAR)Assistant...

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Canadian Olympic women�s football tournament appointees referee Carol Anne Chenard and assistant referees Marie-Jos�e Charbonneau and Suzanne Morisset departed Canada for the 2016 Rio Olympics. For Chenard and Charbonneau, this will be their second time at the Olympics games having officiated at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The trio officiated together at the FIFA U-20 Women�s World Cup 2014, including the final game,...

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Following an agreement that started two years ago, the French Referees Committee invited again a match official from Quebec to the summer training camp of the French referees at Clairefontaine. This year, Lyes Arfa (photo), national assistant referee, attended the course for referees and assistant referees from the French second division. After the last day of the course, he went to Normandy to referee,...

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8 June 2016Brazil � HaitiReferee: Mark Geiger (USA)Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN, photo)Assistant Referee 2: Charles Morgante (USA)Fourth Official: Roberto Garcia (MEX) Reserve AR: Jose Camargo (MEX)13 June 2016Mexico � VenezuelaReferee: Yadel Martinez (CUB)Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN)Assistant Referee 2: Dario Gaona (PAR)Fourth Official: Armando Villarreal (USA)Reserve AR: Hiran Dopico (CUB) ...

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Major League Soccer will take a leadership role in video assistance for referees as the league will be among the first professional soccer leagues in the world to participate in The International Football Association Board (IFAB) and FIFA's Video Assistant Referee project, The IFAB announced today. MLS will work closely with the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) and the United Soccer League (USL) to...

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The 2016 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 as well as during the five years that his/her name appeared on FIFA�s List of Match Officials, was presented to Carol Anne Chenard. She started refereeing at only...

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