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CHICAGO
(November 2007) The United States Soccer Federation and Official
Sports International unveiled a brand new Referee uniform
during the MLS Cup. The four-man Referee crew were the first
to wear the uniform, which was approved by the USSF earlier
this year.
The
new style uniforms feature a redesigned shirt and socks, as
well as a new color option with green
being added to the array of gold,
red, blue
and the traditional black. The new design features an updated
stripe pattern, raglan-style sleeve and a colored notch on
the back collar. Also featured on the sleeve of the shirt
and on the shorts is the updated U.S. Soccer Referee Program
logo, which was introduced earlier this year.
This
launch marks the first time U.S. Soccer’s official referee
uniform design has been changed since 1998, when an updated
kit was presented after the World Cup. The last time a new
USSF-approved color option was made available was 2002, when
blue was introduced. The new uniforms will be available for
purchase at officialsports.com
Official Sports International has served as the exclusive
supplier of USSF Referee apparel and accessories since 1998.
It
is recommended that Referees only purchase the uniforms introduced
in November 2007 for their future officiating needs.
The
State Referee Committee expects every effort will be made
for the Referee crews to wear the same color and style
of uniform; including socks. The remainder of the Referee
uniform will be black shorts, black shoes and black socks
with three stripe white top, black socks with U. S. Soccer
Referee Crest on the cuff or black socks with U.S. SOCCER
REFEREE embroidered on the sock.
For
the foreseeable future both styles of pin-stripe uniform will
be appropriate for all competitions in Connecticut --- Gold
is the primary color and Black, Red,
Blue
or Green
can be used to avoid conflicts with either teams' jersey color
so long as the Referee crew is wearing the same color.
New
OSI Referee Uniform Frequently Asked Questions
CHICAGO (January 18, 2008)
Referee
Uniforms Frequently
Asked Questions
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