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In the REFNEXT podcast we interview referees from all over the world and any level of experience to share their stories, anecdotes and advice for all referees while educating about refereeing and showing the men and women behind the whistles and flags.
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USSF National Referee, Alejo Calume, from the United States officates in various professional leagues and competitions in the US like the US Open Cup, USL Championship, USL League One, NISA and MLS NEXT PRO.
PRO and Ex-FIFA referee, Carol Anne Chenard, from Canada refereed at the top international level for several years including in several Concacaf and FIFA events and the Olympics. She currently works as a video assistant referee in the MLS.
USSF Referee Dan Sugar shares his advice for referees moving up the ladder and the characteristics necessary for successful refereeing.
Dan is an advanced grassroots referee from Massachusetts working towards becoming a national assistant referee.
We speak with USSF Referee Paul Werle from Ohio, USA to discuss various refereeing topics such as the referee retention problem and practical advice for new and young referees.
Kevin Houghton is an entrepreneur, Inventor, sports coach and referee from Preston, Lancashire, UK. We talked about his refereeing career and the fascinating story of how he went from coach to referee to than owning of one the biggest refereeing brands in the world despite all his hardships.
Keith Hackett was FIFA referee from 1981 to 1991, the former general manager of the PGMOL and is a UEFA referee expert. Keith has refereed matches in the Premier League, FA Cup (2 Finals), Community Shield (1 Final), Euros, Olympics, World Cup qualifiers, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and U-20 World Cup. He spoke about his time as a referee, key attributes that make for successful referees and and the current state of refereeing in the Premier League.
James Perryman has been refereeing since 2012 and is currently a regional referee. He has been an assignor, SDI and DRA in Alaska and was the President for the Anchorage Soccer Referee Association from 2017 to 2019. He spoke about how his way of thinking about refereeing has changed from when he started, his unique skills that have made him successful as a referee and the people who have helped him get to the level he has reached today.
Brian Johnson has been a grassroots referee in the United States for over 8 years refereeing a wide range of games from MLS Next to Semi-Professional matches. He rose to fame on Tiktok where his account @refereepov grew to have over 400 thousand followers with his educational refereeing videos going viral on the short video platform. He explained his strategy and how he grew to become so big on social media, meeting fans while refereeing and helpful advice for young referees.
Rubiel Vazquez has been refereeing in the MLS since 2017 and was listed on the FIFA panel in 2020. He has been the 4th official for the 2019 MLS Cup, 2020 Concacaf League Final, 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and on the whistle for the 2021 USL Championship Final. He talked about why he decided to become a PRO referee, the sacrifices he had to make along the way, his MLS debut and misunderstood aspects of refereeing.
Ex FIFA and PRO referee, Ted Unkel, refereed in the MLS from 2012 to 2021 and was listed on the FIFA panel from 2016 to 2021. He discussed various refereeing topics such as VAR, emotions in a match, game management and advice for young referees.
Marcos DeOliveira has been refereeing in the MLS since 2014 when he debuted in a match between the Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers. He came on to discuss various refereeing topics such as fitness, game management and advice for up-and-coming referees.
Pennsylvanian referee Alan Mcintosh has been refereeing youth soccer in the United States since 1999. He spoke about working together as a referee crew, game management, perseverance and advice for young referees.
We spoke with PRO referee, Guido Gonzales Jr, who has been refereeing in the MLS since 2018 and recently was the recipient of the USL Referee Of The Year Award for 2019. He shared some astounding insight into what it's like refereeing in the MLS and the sacrifices he had to make along the way to reach the top level of american soccer.
We invited Ben Glass to come speak with us about his extensive experience as a referee which started in 1974, at the age of 16, refereeing youth, adult and high school matches in Northern Virginia. He provided us with great pieces of practical advice for new referees and we touched on a few other topics like fitness, assignors, getting past mistakes as a referee.
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