Only ONE MLS referee has made it to the World Cup

[Oldtimer]

OK, so Baldomero Toledo wins hand down as the worst referee in MLS, hand down. There are a few other examples (or more than a few) of poor officials.

So I was looking at the list of World Cup referees, the supposed "best of the best." There is only one MLS referee on the list!

http://www.proreferees.com/uploads/M.Geiger.jpg

Mark Geiger is the guy you want doing your match.

For assistants, you want:

Eric Boria, Joe Fletcher, Sean Hurd. Precious few, in other words.

Here's an article on Mark Geiger:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/retired-math-teacher-mark-geiger-is-the-only-american-selected-to-referee-the-world-cup/2014/06/10/3a544ad6-efda-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html

[OgtheDim]

I like what Larson said today


As I say every time somebody rightly slams MLS referees... Refs are bad everywhere. Yes, as bad as MLS refs. It's what replay has done.

[Redcoe15]

I'd have thrown up today's meal and the weekend's if it were Toledo. :puke:

[Richard]

I'd have thrown up today's meal and the weekend's if it were Toledo. :puke:

FIFA dont like the USA, if they did, I wouldnt put it beyond them to have hin their lol.

[GabrielHurl]

There's only one referee from each country. I don't get your point

[Oldtimer]

There's only one referee from each country. I don't get your point That would mean at least two potential MLS refs.

[Jack]

That would mean at least two potential MLS refs.
How?

[eustacchio]

There's a Canadian assistant referee (Joe Fletcher), if that makes a difference.

[Shakes McQueen]

One too many.

[james]

Mexico vs cameroon I think the whole officiating team was from Columbia. What a shit performance that was, worst I ever seen!

[habstfc]

Mexico vs cameroon I think the whole officiating team was from Columbia. What a shit performance that was, worst I ever seen! Not as bad as that PK given to Brazil by that Japanese ref.

[OgtheDim]

Best ref so far was the Ivorian in the Chile / Australia game.

Helped that he wasn't dealing with a bunch of divers / actors / agitating whiners.

Which reminds me, the England / Italy game is on today.

[Richard]

Give credit where its due as he called a pretty good game today.

[Detroit_TFC]

Geiger did fine, waved off the dives from both sides.

[Yohan]

Geiger is probably the best ref so far in the tourney. Still early though

[Yohan]

Geiger got himself a primo match Spain vs Chile for not sucking compared to other refs

[Yohan]

Another decent game by Geiger. no major controversies that I can recall

[OgtheDim]

That game could have easily boiled over. He's done well. Hope he gets a late 3rd round match and it would be nice to see competence rewarded. He and the Turkish ref have impressed me the most.

[Yohan]

Geiger is 4th official for brazil-mex semi final match

[GeeGee]

they are simply not experienced enough yet. look at the TFC vs chicago fire game on june 2nd..