# @calsouthsoccer on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKdJIEBhPCG - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31282506-calsouthsoccer-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/31cc03939d.jpg - **Posted:** 2025-06-03T22:26:22.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Cal South (@CalSouthSoccer) — https://gondola.cc/CalSouthSoccer ## Caption Join us for our upcoming live Referee Educational Webinar on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from 7:00–8:30 p.m. Our special guest instructor will be FIFA World Cup, MLS and PRO referee Ismail Elfath. Guest Instructor Bio Ismail Elfath is a Moroccan-born American soccer referee for FIFA, MLS, and the Professional Referee Organization (PRO). He first served MLS as a Fourth Official in 2011 and made his full debut as an MLS referee in 2012. By 2016, he was listed as a referee for FIFA. FIFA Panel [Referee] – 2016-present FIFA Panel [VMO] – 2022-present USL PRO Championship – 2013 MLS Cup [Fourth Official] – 2013 MLS All-Star [Fourth Official] – 2014 MLS Conference Final – 2015, 2017 & 2020 MLS All-Star – 2015 Concacaf U20 Championship – 2017, 2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup – 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup – 2019, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup – 2019 MLS is Back Tournament Final [Referee] – 2020 MLS Referee of the Year – 2020 & 2022 Tokyo Olympics – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations – 2022 MLS Cup [Referee] – 2022 FIFA World Cup [Referee] – 2022 FIFA World Cup Final [Fourth Official] – 2022 Copa América [Referee] – 2024 Elfath was also the referee for the USL match between New York Red Bulls II and Orlando City B where the first on-field use of the Video Assistant Referee review took place while the then-new system was being tested. Register for the webinar here: calsouth.com/mon-ref-web or through the QR code in the image. #calsouth #referees #soccer #refereeeducation #webinars ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 25 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 0 ## Tags referees, calsouth, soccer, webinars, refereeeducation --- Copyright (c) Gondola