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The following is a list of association football referee's who have officiated in at least one Major League Soccer match. Pages in category "Major League Soccer referees" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
She began her professional refereeing career in the National Women's Soccer League and later moved to Major League Soccer, where in 2020 she became the first woman to referee a regular season match in 20 years. Penso was the referee for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final, the first World Cup final to feature an American referee.
Allen Chapman (born August 18, 1974) is an American soccer referee employed by PRO. He primarily officiates in Major League Soccer. During an August 2016 USL match in New Jersey, Chapman became the first video assistant referee to be used during a professional match. [1] Chapman was named MLS Referee of the Year in 2017 and 2019. [2]
Mark William Geiger (born August 25, 1974) is an American sports administrator and former soccer referee.He is the senior director of match officials at the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), which oversees domestic referees in Major League Soccer (MLS).
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In December 2018, Kelly refereed his second MLS Cup Final at the Mercedez Benz Arena in Atlanta where Atlanta United defeated Portland Timbers 2-0 in front of 73,000 spectators. During his time in MLS, Kelly has been voted the Major League Soccer Referee of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2018.
The 2024 MLS referee lockout was a labor dispute between the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), the organization responsible for assigning and managing referees and other match officials for Major League Soccer, and match officials represented by the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA), a labor union for professional match officials in Canada and the United States.
Paul Tamberino is a retired American soccer midfielder and referee who officiated on the collegiate, professional and international levels. He was the 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Major League Soccer Referee of the Year and is currently working for Major League Soccer .