The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced that its Member Associations voted unanimously to approve a comprehensive package of reforms, which were first outlined in the CONCACAF Reform Framework and later drafted by CONCACAF�s Statutes Reform Committee, at the Confederation�s XXII Extraordinary Congress. CONCACAF�s revised statutes will become effective immediately as the Confederation and its Member Associations begin...
The Professional Futsal League is bringing the world�s authentic small sided game to North America on a major league level with a high scoring, fast paced, entertaining version of the beautiful game. The PFL will kick off the exhibition season in 2017 with the inaugural season kicking off in 2018. The PFL will be divided into Regional Conferences, which will provide a high level of...
Interviews
Geiger: �My assistants have come to learn precisely when I do need help and when I don�t�
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Mark Geiger has been refereeing in Major League Soccer (MLS) since 2004, taking charge of over 150 games � including Play-Offs � in that period. He�s also officiated in numerous major tournaments, including the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.Geiger introduced himself to You are the Ref: "I remained a high school maths teacher even after turning professional as a...
Three Canadian match officials have been appointed to the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament. Referees Carol Anne Chenard and Michelle Pye along with assistant referee Marie-Josee Charbonneau will attend the competition scheduled for 10-21 February 2016. The CONCACAF Women�s Olympic Qualifying Championship will qualify two teams directly to the 2016 Women�s Olympic Football Tournament. All Group A matches will be played in Dallas,...
Hamilton will have a team, probably the flagship team, in the new Canadian Premier Soccer League, which is expected to begin play as early as next year. The league would likely be headquartered, or at least operated, out of Hamilton and would begin, at the latest, in 2018. The revelation came during a recent presentation to city councillors by John McGrane, who was...
The preparations for the 2016 MLS season started last weekend with the PRO referee training camp held in Phoenix, Arizona (USA). There are four new assistant referees and two new fourth officials on the roster, but none of the new names is from Canada.Referee Geoff Gamble returns to MLS after one year. Mathieu Bourdeau remains among the fourth officials in PRO, in spite...
