Major League Soccer announced on Tuesday that Mark Geiger has been voted 2014 Referee of the Year, his second such honor, while Paul Scott was voted 2014 Assistant Referee of the Year.
Geiger had a standout year, participating in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in addition to his domestic duties. Geiger served as head referee in the Group C opener between Colombia and Greece, as well as a group-stage game featuring Spain and Chile. ...
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Kicking Back Comments:
Based on the scoring alone in the article there was no doubt.
What was hilarious were some of the comments to the article. They ranged from speculation that the only reason Mark got it was due to his World Cup performance, to it should have been given to the referee who was recently arrested for filing false claims, to openly wondering if is given in the most sarcastic manner.
Funny stuff and continues to give me hope that the vast majority of fans out there are exactly that, fanatics.
Congrats to Mark and Paul. In my learned opinion both men are well deserving.
I would also like to congratulate one our very own. Peter Manikowski was selected as AR1 for MLS Cup 2014.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Peter. Its nice to see one of our own being selected for such an honor
Elie
Agreed sir!
DeleteAll assignments can be seen here ==> http://www.proreferees.com/2014-mls-cup-final-assignment.php.
Thanks for reading,
PK