Armando Villarreal – Professional Referee Organization ®

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

PRO media December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 Armando Villarreal, Cameron Blanchard, Ian McKay, Jeremy Kieso, Kevin Stott, TJ Zablocki

2023 MLS Cup crew confirmed

Armando Villarreal will referee the 2023 MLS Cup on Saturday, December 9.

PRO's Drew Fischer, Carol Anne Chenard, Felisha Mariscal, Katja Koroleva, Kathryn Nesbitt, Chantal Boudreau, Armando Villarreal, Brooke Mayo, Tori Penso and Greg Barkey.

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PRO media August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Armando Villarreal, Brooke Mayo, Carol Anne Chenard, Chantal Boudreau, Corey Parker, Drew Fischer, Felisha Mariscal, Ismail Elfath, Kathryn Nesbitt, Katja Koroleva, Kyle Atkins, Men's World Cup, Tori Penso, Women's World Cup

Trailblazers: Nine PRO officials have been assigned to a World Cup final in a nine-month period

An unheralded nine-month period has seen PRO officials achieve ground-breaking milestones on the international stage.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 22: The FIFA Women's World Cup Winner's Trophy during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Final Draw at the Aotea Centre on October 22, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Stephen McCarthy - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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PRO media January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Armando Villarreal, Brooke Mayo, Carol Anne Chenard, Chantal Boudreau, Drew Fischer, Felisha Mariscal, Kathryn Nesbitt, Katja Koroleva, Women's World Cup

Nine PRO officials selected for the FIFA Women’s World Cup

An experienced group from North America have been named to officiate the tournament in Australia and New Zealand in 2023.

The FIFA World Cup Trophy. Photo: Tom Dulat - FIFA.

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PRO media December 15, 2022December 20, 2022 Armando Villarreal, Corey Parker, Drew Fischer, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Final, Ismail Elfath, Kathryn Nesbitt, Kyle Atkins

Four PRO officials selected for FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday

PRO would like to congratulate Kyle Atkins, Ismail Elfath, Kathryn Nesbitt, and Corey Parker on becoming the first Americans to be part of the officiating crew at a men’s FIFA World Cup Final.

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PRO media May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Armando Villarreal, Corey Parker, Drew Fischer, Ismail Elfath, Kathryn Nesbitt, Kyle Atkins, World Cup

Six PRO officials selected for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Kyle Atkins, Ismail Elfath, Drew Fischer, Kathryn Nesbitt, Corey Parker and Armando Villarreal will be heading to Qatar later this year.

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PRO media December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Armando Villarreal, Chris Penso, Cory Richardson, Fotis Bazakos, Frank Anderson, MLS Cup, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho

PRO announce crew for 2021 MLS Cup

Armando Villarreal, Frank Anderson, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho, and Fotis Bazakos will officiate Saturday’s MLS Cup with Chris Penso and Cory Richardson in the Video Operations Room.