Drew Fischer

Fischer in 2016

Drew Fischer (born July 10, 1980) is a soccer referee from Canada who regularly officiates Major League Soccer games, and was approved for international matches in 2015.

Background

Fischer began officiating to earn extra money in his teens, and has been a professional referee since 2007.[1] He was accredited to first-division games in North America in 2012 and has been FIFA referee since 2015, only one of three Canadians at the time.[1][2][3] He has a degree in physics from the University of Calgary.[4]

He has officiated several Canadian Championship games. He has made two controversial calls. The first was awarding a penalty kick to Montreal Impact in a May 14, 2014 game that FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller later questioned.[5] He also allowed a match between Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC to continue well into second-half stoppage time, which allowed a last-second goal by Toronto.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Calgarian now qualified to ref soccer at FIFA World Cup, Olympics - CBC News". Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Profiles: Drew Fischer". proreferees.com. Professional Referee Organization.
  3. ↑ "Referees: Canada". FIFA.
  4. ↑ Thibeault, Marie-Hélène (June 17, 2015). "Physics alumnus scores international soccer referee job".
  5. ↑ "Impact beat FC Edmonton to advance to Amway Canadian Championship final". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "No Amway: Caps lose Canadian final in crushing fashion to TFC". The National Post. June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2018.


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