The Referee Liaison Officer at FC Cincinnati, Bryan Warman, has been recognized with the Ernie Branco Liaison Award for 2023. Voted for by the officials, the accolade is awarded every season to the referee liaison working in MLS who has demonstrated an outstanding attitude and acted professionally in support of the game crews. Warman becomes the eighth different person to receive the honor since it was introduced in 2016. Alan Kelly, PRO’s Director of Senior Match Officials, said: “Like a good refereeing performance, the work of the referee liaison can often go unnoticed, but it certainly play ..read more

PRO Manager of Video Review, Greg Barkey, takes a closer look at the week’s Video Review use in MLS ..read more

El Director de Video Arbitraje de PRO, Gregorio Barkey, echa un vistazo al uso del VAR durante esta semana en la MLS ..read more

PRO Manager of Video Review, Greg Barkey, takes a closer look at the week’s Video Review use in NWSL ..read more

The Definitive Angle is PRO’s analysis of the week’s Video Review use in NWSL. Week 4 overview There was one Video Review during Week 4. BAY vs RGN: Handball (no goal) What happened: Gray #8 [Asisat Oshoala – Bay FC] committed a handball offense when she blocked a clearance by White #3 [Lauren Barnes – Seattle Reign] and then gained possession near midfield. The final decision was that the goal [for Bay FC] was disallowed. Play restarted with a direct free kick [to Seattle Reign]. Length of Review: 1:09 PRO’s opinion: This was a handball offense in the APP by Oshoala (BAY) whose arm was in an ..read more

With great sadness, PRO was informed that one of the first AVARs to work in NWSL, Joel McKell, passed away on April 16. As a mark of respect for the former USSF national referee who worked in the USL Championship, USL League One and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as an assistant referee, PRO officials will be wearing black armbands in all games across NWSL this weekend. Our thoughts are with Joel’s family at this extremely difficult time ..read more

The assignments for Week 10 of the 2024 Major League Soccer season: 04/20/24 Atlanta United vs FC Cincinnati Mercedes-Benz Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Armando Villarreal AR1: Cory Richardson AR2: Logan Brown 4TH: Sergii Demianchuk VAR: Carol Anne Chenard AVAR: TJ Zablocki Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers Lower.com Field (7:30PM ET) REF: Ted Unkel AR1: Corey Rockwell AR2: Ryan Graves 4TH: Greg Dopka VAR: Alejandro Mariscal AVAR: Eric Weisbrod Inter Miami vs Nashville Chase Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Ismail Elfath AR1: Corey Parker AR2: Kyle Atkins 4TH: Elvis Osmanovic VAR: Chris Penso AVAR: Tom Sup ..read more

The assignments for Week 5 of the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League regular season: 04/19/24 Orlando Pride vs San Diego Wave Inter&Co Stadium (8PM ET) REF: Sergii Demianchuk AR1: Art Arustamyan AR2: Ben Rigel 4TH: Michael O’Reilly VAR: Alexandra Billeter AVAR: Katherine McCormick 04/20/2024 Washington Spirit vs NJ/NY Gotham FC Audi Field (1PM ET) REF: Ekaterina Koroleva AR1: John Krill AR2: Chris Schurfranz 4TH: Nick Karnovsky VAR: Adorae Monroy AVAR: Kaili Terry Racing Louisville vs Utah Royals Lynn Family Stadium (5PM ET) REF: Joshua Encarnacion AR1: Katarzyna Wasiak AR2: Tiffini Turpi ..read more

The assignments for Week 6 of the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro season: 04/19/24 TFC II vs New England Revolution II York Lions Stadium (7PM ET) REF: Assigned by CSA AR1: Assigned by CSA AR2: Assigned by CSA 4TH: Assigned by CSA Crown Legacy vs Orlando City B Sportsplex at Matthews (7:30PM ET) REF: Kelsey Harms AR1: Brian Marshall AR2: Colin Ashley 4TH: Izlen Peksenar St Louis CITY 2 vs Real Monarchs CITY PARK (8PM ET) REF: DeShun Beard AR1: Justin Mack AR2: Christopher Slane 4TH: Velimir Stefanovic 04/20/2024 Huntsville City vs Chattanooga Wicks Family Field (7PM ET) REF: Luis Diego Arroyo AR1: Kevin Hue ..read more

The assignments for Week 7 of the 2024 USL League One season: 04/20/24 Union Omaha vs Charlotte Independence Werner Park (3PM ET) REF: Atahan Yaya AR1: Fernando Pina AR2: Nathan Colling 4TH: Drew Klemp Richmond Kickers vs Spokane Velocity City Stadium (6PM ET) REF: Stearne Briem AR1: Patrick Casey AR2: Douglas Clayton 4TH: Derek Guerrier Chattanooga Red Wolves vs Northern Colorado Hailstorm CHI Memorial Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Alejo Calume AR1: Joshua Belk AR2: Rebecca Luther 4TH: Promise Adebayo-Ige 04/21/2024 South Georgia Tormenta vs Greenville Triumph Tormenta Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Mar ..read more