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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 as the MLS Referee of the Year at the beginning of November, an award bestowed upon him for the second successive season. Frank Anderson, who was named the MLS Assistant Referee of the Year, will be on AR1 duty, with Joe Fletcher chosen as AR2. Anderson ran the line for 23 regular season matches, while the experienced Fletcher, who was on Copa America Centenario duty earlier in the campaign, was assigned 11 times. NASL Championship referee Allen Chapman will be on fourth official duties for the game, with Danny Thornberry selected as the reserve AR.

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.