MLS Assignments: Matchday 8
The assignments for Matchday 8 of the 2025 Major League Soccer season:
04/12/2025
Toronto FC vs Minnesota United
BMO Field (2:30PM ET)
Ref: Malik Badawi
AR1: Micheal Barwegen
AR2: Chris Wattam
4th: Mathieu Souare
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
AVAR: Craig Lowry
Atlanta United vs New England Revolution
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2:45PM ET)
Ref: Alexis Da Silva
AR1: Nick Uranga
AR2: Kali Smith
4th: Tori Penso
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: John Krill
Orlando City vs New York Red Bulls
Inter&Co Stadium (4:30PM ET)
Ref: Chris Penso
AR1: Logan Brown
AR2: Nick Balcer
4th: Marcos DeOliveira
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
D.C. United vs FC Cincinnati
Audi Field (7:30PM ET)
Ref: Ismir Pekmic
AR1: Cameron Blanchard
AR2: Gerard-Kader Lebuis
4th: Luis Diego Arroyo
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
AVAR: Claudiu Badea
CF Montréal vs Charlotte
Stade Saputo (7:30PM ET)
Ref: Rubiel Vazquez
AR1: Andrew Bigelow
AR2: Jeffrey Swartzel
4th: Michael Venne
VAR: Shawn Tehini
AVAR: Craig Lowry
New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union
Citi Field (7:30PM ET)
Ref: Guido Gonzales Jr
AR1: Brooke Mayo
AR2: Kathryn Nesbitt
4th: Joshua Encarnacion
VAR: Geoff Gamble
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Austin FC
BC Place (7:30PM ET)
Ref: Victor Rivas
AR1: Jeremy Hanson
AR2: Felisha Mariscal
4th: Scott Bowman
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: Jozef Batko
FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders
Toyota Stadium (8:30PM ET)
Ref: Filip Dujic
AR1: Meghan Mullen
AR2: Kevin Lock
4th: Lorenzo Hernandez
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
AVAR: John Krill
Nashville vs Real Salt Lake
GEODIS Park (8:30PM ET)
Ref: Jair Marrufo
AR1: Corey Rockwell
AR2: Adam Garner
4th: Sergii Demianchuk
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert
Colorado Rapids vs San Diego
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (9:30PM ET)
Ref: Sergii Boiko
AR1: Corey Parker
AR2: Ben Pilgrim
4th: Ricardo Montero Araya
VAR: Ramy Touchan
AVAR: Fabio Tovar
LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo
Dignity Health Sports Park (10:30PM ET)
Ref: Joe Dickerson
AR1: Chris Elliott
AR2: Jose Da Silva
4th: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Christian Clerc
Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes
BMO Stadium (10:30PM ET)
Ref: Drew Fischer
AR1: Lyes Arfa
AR2: Ryan Graves
4th: Corbyn May
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
04/13/2025
Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers
Children’s Mercy Park (2:15PM ET)
Ref: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
AR1: Jeremy Kieso
AR2: Eric Weisbrod
4th: Allen Chapman
VAR: Shawn Tehini
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Chicago Fire FC vs Inter Miami
Soldier Field (4:30PM ET)
Ref: Jon Freemon
AR1: Cory Richardson
AR2: Ian McKay
4th: Gerald Flores
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
AVAR: Fabio Tovar
St Louis CITY vs Columbus Crew
Energizer Park (7PM ET)
Ref: Rosendo Mendoza
AR1: Kyle Atkins
AR2: Matthew Rodman
4th: Fotis Bazakos
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Jonathan Johnson