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Alex Chilowicz (born December 3, 1987) is an American association football referee working in the English Football League since 2023. [1] He was previously employed by PRO and officiated in Major League Soccer (MLS) between 2017 and 2023. [2]
In association football, the referee is the person responsible for interpreting and enforcing the Laws of the Game during a match. The referee is the final decision-making authority on all facts connected with play, and is the match official with the authority to start and stop play and impose disciplinary action against players and coaches ...
Football officials are commonly, but incorrectly, referred to collectively as referees, but each position has specific duties and a specific name: Common positions include referee (which is the lead member of the officiating team), umpire, head linesman (or down judge), line judge, field judge (or back umpire), side judge, back judge and center ...
Sam Allison (born 1 October 1980) is an English professional football referee and former player who officiates in the English Football League. Playing career Allison played as a midfielder for Swindon Town , Bristol City , Bournemouth , Exeter City , Clevedon Town , Bath City , Salisbury City , Chippenham Town , and Frome Town , as well as for ...
Kuipers's debut professional domestic match as a referee was a second-tier clash between SC Telstar and MVV at the Rabobank IJmond Stadion in IJmuiden on 20 September 2002. He was inducted into the A-List of referees of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) and has refereed in every season of the top-tier Dutch league Eredivisie from 2005.
Salisbury was introduced to refereeing by his father, Graham, and began his refereeing career in 2001 in the local leagues in Preston. [8] His father retired on the final day of the 2020–21 season, having officiated 588 Football League games, [7] and Salisbury was his fourth official for the game.
Promotion to level 2 allows referees to referee panel league matches, or promotion to level 2 as an assistant to officiate in the Football League. Level one referees officiate Football League matches and further promotion can be to the Select Group (Professional Referees) who referee on the Premier League and then the three sub-levels of FIFA ...
Jerry Markbreit (born March 23, 1935) is a former American football referee in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons and became one of the most recognizable referees in the game. [1] Markbreit officiated football games for 33 seasons. From 1965 to 1975, Markbreit officiated college football games in the Big Ten Conference. He then ...