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Joe Fletcher
Fletcher in 2018
Born (1976-09-10) September 10, 1976 (age 48)
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Other occupation Chartered accountant
Domestic
Years League Role
1999–2007 CPSL/CSL Referee
2014– MLS Referee
International
Years League Role
2007– FIFA listed Referee

Joe Fletcher (born September 10, 1976) is a Canadian soccer referee from Niagara Falls, Ontario.[1] He officiates in Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada as well as international matches as an assistant referee and is a member of the Professional Referee Organization.[1]

When the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was held that summer in Canada, he was selected to be one of the tournament's assistant referees.[2] Fletcher initially began officiating in 1999 in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, after receiving the opportunity from Tony Camacho then the CPSL Director of Officials.[3] In 2007, he was voted the CSL Referee of the Year.[4] He was selected as an assistant referee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[5][6] In 2018, Fletcher was selected to be an assistant referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, his second World Cup appointment.[7][8] He was a video assistant referee for the Argentina v Iceland game and a linesman for the Portugal v Morocco and South Korea v Germany games.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Fletcher bio page proreferees.com, December 31, 2016. Accessed April 17, 2018. "Joe Fletcher Bio"
  2. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ex-CSL Ref Joe Fletcher off to Brazil Saturday – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "November 5, 2007 CSL Award Ceremony 2007 (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Canadian assistant referee Joe Fletcher to make World Cup debut". Global News. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Davidson, Neil (June 11, 2014). "Canadian assistant referee Joe Fletcher ready for scrutiny of World Cup". CTVNews. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "List of match officials for the 2018 FIFA World Cup". Eurosport. March 29, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Harrigan, Scott (May 30, 2018). "Joe Fletcher prepares for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". ISN. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "Canadian Joe Fletcher to referee Portugal vs. Morocco game - CBC Sports". Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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