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Professional Referee Organization (PRO) is the organization responsible for managing the referee and assistant referee program in professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada, working alongside the United States Soccer Federation, Major League Soccer, the Canadian Soccer Association, the United Soccer League, the National Women's Soccer League, and the U.S. Open Cup.
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).
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]
The 2025 Real Salt Lake season is planned to be the team's 21st season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also plans to compete in both the 2025 Leagues Cup and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup , based on standings from the 2024 season .
Some sports organizations allow referees or other officials to consult replay footage before making or revising a decision about an unclear or dubious play; this is variously called video-assisted referee (VAR), video referee, video umpire, instant replay official, television match official, third umpire, or challenge. Other organizations allow ...
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.
Brian Hall (born June 5, 1961) is an American former soccer referee from northern California. He started his professional career as an assistant referee in the NASL at age 19. [1] Hall was a FIFA referee from 1992 until he retired in 2007 at the mandatory retirement age of 45. [2] He refereed two games in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Ekaterina "Katja" Koroleva (Russian: Екатерина «Катя» Королева; born March 20, 1987) is an international soccer referee for the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), which she joined in 2013. [2] [3] [4] Born in the Soviet Union, she represents the United States.