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American soccer referee
Armando Villarreal (born 1986)
[2] is an American
soccer
referee . He has officiated in
Major League Soccer since 2012 and was added to the
FIFA International Referees List in 2015.
[3]
Biography
Villarreal began refereeing at the age of 18, when a league in which he played in
Brownsville, Texas , needed volunteers for under-5 matches. He then took a
United States Soccer Federation (USSF) course to qualify for grade 8 as a referee and began officiating around
Texas .
[4]
After working as a
fourth official in
Major League Soccer (MLS), Villarreal was referee for his first game in the competition on May 24, 2012, between the
New York Red Bulls and
Chivas USA .
[5] He officiated in the
2014 U.S. Open Cup Final , which
Seattle Sounders FC won against the
Philadelphia Union .
[6] In the
2015 MLS Cup Playoffs , he admitted after the game to making an incorrect decision in allowing
Dilly Duka of the
Montreal Impact to score from an offside position against the
Columbus Crew , who nonetheless won in
overtime .
[7] He officiated in the final of the
2016 USL Playoffs
[8] and was chosen for
MLS Cup 2021 between the
Portland Timbers and
New York City FC
[9] and
MLS Cup 2023 between the
Columbus Crew and
Los Angeles FC .
[10]
Villarreal's first international match was on May 29, 2011, in a 2–2
friendly tie between
El Salvador and
Honduras in
Houston .
[11] He was added to the
FIFA International Referees List in 2015.
[12] He was chosen for the
CONCACAF Gold Cup in
2017 ,
[13]
2019 ,
[14]
2021 ,
[15] and
2023 ,
[16] as well as the
Copa América Centenario also in the United States.
[17] He was one of 24
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) chosen for the
2022 FIFA World Cup .
[18]
References
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"Education & Technical - Referees by Association" . August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2023 . {{
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"Education & Technical - Referees by Association" . August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2023 . {{
cite web }}
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link )
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"FIFA list of referees" (PDF) . resources.fifa.com. 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021 .
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"Armando Villarreal" . US Referee Connection. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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"Armando Villarreal: From one to 100" .
Professional Referee Organization . July 13, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ Berton, Michael (September 16, 2014).
"Kings reclaim throne: Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union in OT to win 4th US Open Cup title" . The Cup. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ King, Andrew (November 9, 2015).
"Referees explain controversial offside calls in Columbus Crew SC's second leg win over Montreal Impact" .
Major League Soccer . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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"Villarreal to Lead 2016 USL Cup Final Officials" .
United Soccer League . October 19, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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"2021 MLS Cup Final: Who is the referee of the Timbers vs NYCFC game?" .
Diario AS . December 10, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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"Who is Armando Villarreal, the referee for the MLS Cup final 2023?" .
Diario AS . December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2023 .
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"El Salvador aprovechó errores de Honduras y terminó empatando" [El Salvador took advantage of Honduras's errors and ended up tying] (in Spanish). Honduas Fútbol. May 29, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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"Four PRO officials added to FIFA International Panel of Referees" .
Columbus Crew . January 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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"Geiger, Marrufo, Villarreal picked as Gold Cup referees" .
USA Today . June 22, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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"Qatari referee will work CONCACAF Gold Cup" . USA Today . May 17, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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"Concacaf names female refs to Gold Cup officiating teams as VAR debuts" . Inside World Football. July 6, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ Suazo, Luis (June 27, 2023).
"Honduras vs Qatar será dirigido por un árbitro estadounidense catalogado como 'riguroso' " [Honduras vs Qatar will be officiated by a United States referee classed as "rigorous"] (in Spanish). Deportes TVC. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
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"Copa America to use goal-line technology; referees announced" .
ESPN . May 26, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ Floyd, Thomas (November 17, 2022).
"What to know about video review at the World Cup" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
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