CONCACAF announced the names of match officials selected for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica. A total of 28 match officials, 12 referees and 16 assistant referees, from 15 different countries earned assignments to the competition, which qualifies four teams directly to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. �We have appointed the top referees to officiate the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which...
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the Federaci�n Mexicana de F�tbol Asociaci�n (FEMEXFUT) announced a joint effort to continue improving the standard of football within the region through a Program of Refereeing Excellence and Coaching Education. The program conducted in the new facilities of FEMEXFUT in Toluca, Mexico, provides an innovative platform to train Technical Development Directors...
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced the winners for the annual CONCACAF Awards. In an equally-weighted vote among Member Association women�s and men�s national team coaches/captains, media and fans, Carol Anne Chenard won CONCACAF Female Referee of the Year honours, while Joe Fletcher finished as runner up for CONCACAF Male Referee of the Year.CONCACAF Female Referee of...
Good news for Canadian referees. The U.S. Soccer Board of Directors voted to grant provisional Division II status to the North American Soccer League (NASL) and United Soccer League (USL) for the 2017 season. That means that FC Edmonton (NASL), Vancouver Whitecaps II, Toronto FC II and Ottawa Fury (USL) will all compete in 2017 at the Division II level.The board carefully considered...