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MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 6d

#MLSRefStats
2025 REGULAR SEASON
Includes all games through 5 October

489 g, 4.13 Y/g, 76 R, 152 pens, 24.12 F/g

HOME: 1.99 Y/g, 38 R, 91 pens, 12.00 FC/g
AWAY: 2.14 Y/g, 38 R, 61 pens, 12.12 FC/g
HOME RECORD: 212 W - 123 D - 154 L (1.552 PPG)

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3h

Oh God dammit just saw the news

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3h

Suddenly I'm nude and glistening

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 22h

Might need to workshop the pronunciation on this one

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 22h

That's a former Twin home run. We count those.

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 22h

Why would you even be sitting there in the first place.

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 22h

lol John , it's ok to say a pitcher's getting squeezed a bit. It happens! It happened to you!

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MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 1d

Training my AI model to write match recaps like a 6th grade science report.

Reposted by MLS Referee Stats

John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 1d

Good column but it doesn't tell me if Orlando started brightly with Adrián Marin forcing a blocked shot in the 4', followed by a corner in the 5' and Luis Muriel's header being saved in the 6'

Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 1d

Final Sunday night column of the year!

Short weekend, but we had some history in Miami, a superstar gets his team 3 more points in Orlando, and a big, looming decision in Seattle...
www.mlssoccer.com/news/inter-m...

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MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 1d

With the US out of the U20 World Cup, we're now rooting for Joe Dickerson to ref the final.

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 1d

These completely pointless reviews are brutal in the U20s. Total waste of time!

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MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 2d

The devolution of the MLS website from a reasonably functional information source to a content machine to a slop dispenser is a sad, sad tale.

Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 2d

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:

This sucks so hard.

MLS is using generative AI to write match recaps. Writers used to get paid freelance rates to do that. Hssssss.

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MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 2d

As previously stated, the ambiguous goal line decisions will continue until the Money decides the desire for greater accuracy outweighs the cost of the technology. Little kicks to the balls are free, though.

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 2d

Goal line decisions are boring. Little kicks to the balls are much more exciting.

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

Some additional context:

Szpala has 90 regular season whistles, but he blew up his Achilles during Leagues Cup so now he's being worked into the VAR rotation.

While it's his first AVAR assignment, Radchuk will work his 74th game as VAR later in the night.

#ORLvVAN #OrlandoCity #VWFC

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

#MLSRefStats Int'l Break
@orlandocitysc.com vs @whitecapsfc.com

REF: Sergii BOIKO - 60th game

AR1: Matthew NELSON - 254th
AR2: Kevin KLINGER - 197th
4TH: Elvis OSMANOVIC - 81st
VAR: Lukasz SZPALA - 3rd
AVAR: Michael RADCHUK - 1st

#ORLvVAN #OrlandoCity #VWFC

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

The AVAR has 70+ games as VAR fwiw

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MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

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#ATXvLAFC

REGULAR SEASON FIXTURE STATS:
10 g, 4.20 Y/g, 0 R, 3 pens, 24.80 F/g

#AustinFC: 2.50 Y/g, 0 R, 0 pens, 13.20 FC/g
#LAFC: 1.70 Y/g, 0 R, 3 pens, 11.60 FC/g

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

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#ATXvLAFC

R: Rosendo MENDOZA

Matching or reverse regular season fixtures:
NONE

#AustinFC #LAFC

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

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#ATXvLAFC

R: Rosendo MENDOZA

LAFC:
3 g, 1.67 Y/g, 0 R, 0 pens, 15.00 FC/g

LAFC OPPs: 2.00 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen, 13.33 FC/g
LAFC RECORD: 3 W - 0 D - 0 L (3.000 PPG)
LAFC AWAY: 1 W - 0 D - 0 L (3.000 PPG)

#AustinFC #LAFC

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MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

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#ATXvLAFC

R: Rosendo MENDOZA

AUSTIN:
13 g, 1.62 Y/g, 1 R, 1 pen, 11.54 FC/g

ATX OPPs: 1.46 Y/g, 0 R, 1 pen, 9.15 FC/g
ATX RECORD: 8 W - 3 D - 2 L (2.077 PPG)
ATX AT HOME: 6 W - 1 D - 1 L (2.375 PPG)

#AustinFC #LAFC

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

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#ATXvLAFC

R: Rosendo MENDOZA

2025 REGULAR SEASON:
23 g, 5.17 Y/g, 6 R, 6 pens, 27.87 F/g

HOME: 2.35 Y/g, 1 R, 6 pens, 14.61 FC/g
AWAY: 2.83 Y/g, 5 R, 0 pens, 13.26 FC/g
HOME RECORD: 11 W - 10 D - 2 L (1.870 PPG)

#AustinFC #LAFC

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

#MLSRefStats
#ATXvLAFC

R: Rosendo MENDOZA

REGULAR SEASON:
110 g, 4.32 Y/g, 27 R, 32 pens, 24.60 F/g

HOME: 108 g, 2.02 Y/g, 10 R, 23 pens, 12.63 FC/g
AWAY: 2.30 Y/g, 16 R, 9 pens, 11.84 FC/g
HOME RECORD: 52 W - 33 D - 23 L (1.750 PPG)

#AustinFC #LAFC

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

#MLSRefStats Int'l Break
@austinfootballclub.bsky.social vs LOS ANGELES FC

REF: Rosendo MENDOZA - 111th game

AR1: Ian McKAY - 136th
AR2: Jeffrey GREESON - 208th
4TH: Sergii DEMIANCHUK - 92nd
VAR: Fotis BAZAKOS - 53rd
AVAR: Jonathan JOHNSON - 244th

#ATXvLAFC #AustinFC #LAFC

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MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

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#LAvDAL

REGULAR SEASON FIXTURE STATS:
84 g, 3.57 Y/g, 20 R, 27 pens, 26.88 F/g

#LAGalaxy: 1.77 Y/g, 6 R, 18 pens, 13.23 FC/g
#DTID: 1.80 Y/g, 14 R, 9 pens, 13.65 FC/g

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

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#LAvDAL

R: Jair MARRUFO

Matching or reverse regular season fixtures:
10/09/2004 LA 2–0 DAL
06/09/2007 DAL 3–1 LA

LA: 3 Y, 1 R, 0 pens
DAL: 2 Y, 0 R, 1 pen

#LAGalaxy #DTID

MLS Referee Stats @mlsrefstats.bsky.social · 3d

#MLSRefStats
#LAvDAL

R: Jair MARRUFO

DALLAS:
34 g, 1.15 Y/g, 3 R, 4 pens, 11.18 FC/g

DAL OPPs: 1.41 Y/g, 4 R, 6 pens, 10.74 FC/g
DAL RECORD: 13 W - 8 D - 13 L (1.382 PPG)
DAL AWAY: 3 W - 5 D - 6 L (1.000 PPG)

#LAGalaxy #DTID