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Natalie Simon (born ca. 1989) [1] is an American international soccer referee for the Professional Referee Organization of the United States. In 2022, she became one of four American women to hold a FIFA international refereeing badge , and the first African-American woman to do.
A referee may refrain from awarding a free kick or penalty in order to give advantage to the attacking team. A player may be sent off for "bad or violent language to a Referee". 1907 – Players cannot be offside when in their own half. 1912 – The goalkeeper may handle the ball only in the penalty area.
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An assistant referee's judgement is enforced only if the referee accepts that judgement, and the referee has the authority to unilaterally overrule an assistant referee. The referee is the only official empowered with starting and stopping play, and meting out disciplinary actions such as cautions or send-offs.
He then took a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) course to qualify for grade 8 as a referee and began officiating around Texas. [4] After working as a fourth official in Major League Soccer (MLS), Villarreal was referee for his first game in the competition on May 24, 2012, between the New York Red Bulls and Chivas USA. [5]
Referee Victor Rivas gives a yellow card to Matt Miazga of FC Cincinnati during the penalty kick shootout against the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on Nov. 4, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey.
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States.