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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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