Professional Referee Organization
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PRO is the organization responsible for managing the referee and assistant referee program in professional soccer league. They are dedicated to the identification, training, assessment, assignment, and employment of male and female professional soccer officials.
Professional Referee Organization
5h ago
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
Professional Referee Organization
1d ago
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
Professional Referee Organization
1d ago
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
Professional Referee Organization
1d ago
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
Professional Referee Organization
2d ago
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
Professional Referee Organization
5d ago
The Definitive Angle is PRO’s analysis of the week’s Video Review use in MLS.
Week 8 overview
There were five Video Reviews during Week 8.
LAFC vs LA: Penalty kick
What happened: After review, White #2 [Miki Yamane – LA Galaxy] tripped Black #99 [Denis Bouanga – Los Angeles FC] inside the penalty area.
The final decision was penalty kick [to Los Angeles FC].
Length of Review: 2:46
PRO’s opinion: Bouanga (LAFC) opened his right leg, initiated contact with Yamane (LA), and then went to ground. This was an act of simulation, and an indirect free kick should have been awarded to LA Galaxy along w ..read more
Professional Referee Organization
5d ago
PRO Manager of Video Review, Greg Barkey, takes a closer look at the week’s Video Review use in MLS ..read more
Professional Referee Organization
5d ago
El Director de Video Arbitraje de PRO, Gregorio Barkey, echa un vistazo al uso del VAR durante esta semana en la MLS ..read more
Professional Referee Organization
1w ago
The assignments for Week 9 of the 2024 Major League Soccer season:
04/13/24
Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC
Providence Park (4:45PM ET)
REF: Rubiel Vazquez
AR1: Logan Brown
AR2: Diego Blas
4TH: Brad Jensen
VAR: Joe Dickerson
AVAR: Craig Lowry
Charlotte FC vs Toronto FC
Bank of America Stadium (7:30PM ET)
REF: Allen Chapman
AR1: Corey Parker
AR2: Kyle Atkins
4TH: Eric Tattersall
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
D.C. United vs Orlando City
Audi Field (7:30PM ET)
REF: Guido Gonzales Jr
AR1: Adam Garner
AR2: Justin Howard
4TH: Joshua Encarnacion
VAR: David Barrie
AVAR: Joshua Patl ..read more
Professional Referee Organization
1w ago
The assignments for Week 4 of the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League regular season:
04/12/24
Houston Dash vs Washington Spirit
Shell Energy Stadium (8PM ET)
REF: Alyssa Nichols
AR1: Matthew Schwartz
AR2: Art Arustamyan
4TH: Sean Caouette
VAR: Robi Hullner
AVAR: Kelsey Harms
Utah Royals vs Orlando Pride
America First Field (9:30PM ET)
REF: Thomas Snyder
AR1: Noah Kenyawani
AR2: Darren Bandy
4TH: Jordan Downs
VAR: Laura Rodriguez
AVAR: Tom Felice
04/13/2024
North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns
WakeMed Soccer Park (7PM ET)
REF: Matt Thompson
AR1: Ben Rigel
AR2: Tiffini Turpin
4TH: Emma Ric ..read more