As referee Ismail Elfath and assistant referees Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins prepared to oversee their final match as a crew together, they broke their huddle out shouting the same thing they have for the last decade, “Best in the world.”
That slogan, too, adorned the gift Elfath’s assistants gave him, a framed photo of the coin toss ahead of the World Cup semifinal between Argentina and England.
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The two-time MLS Referee of the Year is retiring from professional officiating, he announced Sunday, Oct. 11, the day after calling Austin FC’s 4-1 loss to Nashville SC in his Texas hometown. He is
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