PRO releases referee assignments for Week 1 of the 2018 MLS season

The Professional Referee Organization (PRO) has announced the referee assignments for Week 1 of the 2018 MLS season:

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

Toronto FC vs. Columbus Crew SC BMO Field (1 pm ET) REFEREE: ISMAIL ELFATH AR1: Corey Parker AR2: Phil Briere 4TH: Sorin Stoica VAR: Silvia Petrescu

Houston Dynamo vs. Atlanta United BBVA Compass Stadium (3:30 pm ET) REFEREE: ALLEN CHAPMAN AR1: Jeremy Hanson AR2: Andrew Bigelow 4TH: Armando Villarreal VAR: Edvin Jurisevic

Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution Talen Energy Stadium (7 pm ET) REFEREE: RUBIEL VAZQUEZ AR1: Craig Lowry  AR2: Adam Wienckowski 4TH: Christopher Penso VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.

Orlando City vs. D.C. United Orlando City Stadium (7:30 pm ET) REFEREE: FOTIS BAZAKOS AR1: Corey Rockwell AR2: Peter Balciunas 4TH: Marcos Deoliveira VAR: Geoff Gamble

FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake Toyota Stadium (8 pm ET) REFEREE: ROBERT SIBIGA AR1: Jason White AR2: Eric Weisbrod 4TH: Ted Unkel VAR: Hilario Grajeda

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United Avaya Stadium (10:30 pm ET) REFEREE: BALDOMERO TOLEDO AR1: Cameron Blanchard AR2: Apolinar Mariscal 4TH: Daniel Radford VAR: Ricardo Salazar

SUNDAY, MARCH 4

Seattle Sounders vs. LAFC CenturyLink Field (5 pm ET) REFEREE: JOSE CARLOS RIVERO AR1: Brian Poeschel AR2: Michael Kampmeinert 4TH: Alex Chilowicz VAR: Timothy Ford

Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Montreal Impact BC Place (6 pm ET) REFEREE: DREW FISCHER AR1: Ian Anderson AR2: Gianni Facchini 4TH: David Gantar VAR: Juan Guzman Jr.

Sporting Kansas City vs. New York City FC Childrens Mercy Park (7:30 pm ET) REFEREE: MARK GEIGER AR1: Frank Anderson AR2: Kyle Atkins  4TH: Nima Saghafi VAR: Jon Freemon

LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers StubHub Center (10 pm ET) REFEREE: JAIR MARRUFO AR1: Eduardo Mariscal AR2: Jeffrey Greeson 4TH: Alejandro Mariscal VAR: Kevin Stott