At that tournament, he was briefly vilified for giving a late penalty to Norway in the dying minutes of their first-round game with Brazil, only to be vindicated the following day when a Swedish TV station released previously unseen TV footage from a new camera angle indisputably showing that he made the right call; Norway striker Tore André Flo did indeed have his jersey pulled by Brazil defender Júnior Baiano.[1][2] The call was later selected by Referee Magazine as one of the "Best 18 Calls of All Time."[3]
He continued his involvement in refereeing by becoming the Director of Officials for US Soccer in August 1998. He also officiated the first MLS match on April 6, 1996, between San Jose Clash & D.C. United. He has been a member of CONCACAF Referees' Committee since 2003 and a FIFA Instructor.
As a FIFA instructor, he has been involved in numerous tournaments, such as FIFA U-17 World Cup in Finland (2003), FIFA U-20 World Cups in Netherlands (2005) and Canada (2007), FIFA World Cup in Germany (2006) and Beijing Olympic Games in China (2008).
He is currently working for FIFA as a technical instructor in the Referee Assistance Program (FIFA RAP) and dealt with the instruction and preparation of the referees for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He is also the current Colorado director of referees.
esfandiar, baharmast, esfandiar, esse, baharmast, born, march, 1954, retired, iranian, american, football, referee, best, known, supervising, matches, during, 1998, fifa, world, held, france, esse, baharmastfull, nameborn, 1954, march, 1954, iran, contents, ca. Esfandiar Esse Baharmast born March 11 1954 is a retired Iranian American football referee best known for supervising two matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France Esse BaharmastFull nameEsfandiar BaharmastBorn 1954 03 11 11 March 1954 age 69 Iran Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAt that tournament he was briefly vilified for giving a late penalty to Norway in the dying minutes of their first round game with Brazil only to be vindicated the following day when a Swedish TV station released previously unseen TV footage from a new camera angle indisputably showing that he made the right call Norway striker Tore Andre Flo did indeed have his jersey pulled by Brazil defender Junior Baiano 1 2 The call was later selected by Referee Magazine as one of the Best 18 Calls of All Time 3 He continued his involvement in refereeing by becoming the Director of Officials for US Soccer in August 1998 He also officiated the first MLS match on April 6 1996 between San Jose Clash amp D C United He has been a member of CONCACAF Referees Committee since 2003 and a FIFA Instructor As a FIFA instructor he has been involved in numerous tournaments such as FIFA U 17 World Cup in Finland 2003 FIFA U 20 World Cups in Netherlands 2005 and Canada 2007 FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 and Beijing Olympic Games in China 2008 He is currently working for FIFA as a technical instructor in the Referee Assistance Program FIFA RAP and dealt with the instruction and preparation of the referees for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa He is also the current Colorado director of referees See also editMLS Referee of the Year AwardReferences edit 100 Moments U S Referee Esse Baharmast s 36 Hours of Agony www ussoccer com flo320 1213955673 jpg Retrieved 2019 01 17 Referee Lists Best Calls in Officiating History Referee Press Release 14 February 2007 External links editProfile Analysis of Norway Brazil incident nbsp This biographical article about a sports official is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to soccer in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esfandiar Baharmast amp oldid 1173201544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
