Terry Vaughn (referee)
Encyclopedia
Terry Vaughn is an American
football
referee who currently resides in Mount Vernon, Iowa
. He has been a full international referee for FIFA
since 2004.
He was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
in Canada, where he refereed two matches, Jordan
versus Zambia
, and Scotland
versus Nigeria
.
"phantom fouls" called on Seattle by Vaughn during the Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire match on June 4th, 2011. The controversy over the recent Chicago Fire game is not news to Sounders fans, who loudly complained about a Vaughn decision back in April of 2010, wherein FC Dallas was essentially given a tie by Vaughn.
The controversy continued when on June 18, 2011, Vaughn awarded a penalty kick to DC United late in the game. The penalty kick was an extremely controversial call and the subsequent penalty kick gave DC United a tie against Real Salt Lake late in the game. Video reviews of the call show Vaughn was out of place to have a good view of what happened, and that DC United's Charlie Davies was not fouled in the box (Davies later admitted that he was not fouled).
Later that season, on September 10, 2011, Vaughn ejected Jan Gunnar Solli
of the New York Red Bulls in first half injury time. In its official weekly guidance for officials published the following week, US Soccer reported that Vaughn erred in ejecting Solli, explaining that Solli should have instead been cautioned.
During the 2011 MLS season he was not selected to work the playoffs.
United States
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football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
referee who currently resides in Mount Vernon, Iowa
Mount Vernon, Iowa
Mount Vernon is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, adjacent to the city of Lisbon. The city's population was 3,390 when the 2000 census figures were released, but that number was later revised to 3,808 because the Census Bureau had incorrectly reported that 418 residents of a Cornell...
. He has been a full international referee for FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
since 2004.
He was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...
in Canada, where he refereed two matches, Jordan
Jordan national football team
The Jordan national football team is the national team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association...
versus Zambia
Zambia national football team
The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo as copper is one of...
, and Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
versus Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
.
Controversy
Many feel that Terry Vaughn is error prone and favors certain teams. There was controversy over a 2011 DC United vs Colorado Rapids match in addition to"phantom fouls" called on Seattle by Vaughn during the Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire match on June 4th, 2011. The controversy over the recent Chicago Fire game is not news to Sounders fans, who loudly complained about a Vaughn decision back in April of 2010, wherein FC Dallas was essentially given a tie by Vaughn.
The controversy continued when on June 18, 2011, Vaughn awarded a penalty kick to DC United late in the game. The penalty kick was an extremely controversial call and the subsequent penalty kick gave DC United a tie against Real Salt Lake late in the game. Video reviews of the call show Vaughn was out of place to have a good view of what happened, and that DC United's Charlie Davies was not fouled in the box (Davies later admitted that he was not fouled).
Later that season, on September 10, 2011, Vaughn ejected Jan Gunnar Solli
Jan Gunnar Solli
Jan Gunnar Solli is a Norwegian footballer currently playing for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Norway national football team....
of the New York Red Bulls in first half injury time. In its official weekly guidance for officials published the following week, US Soccer reported that Vaughn erred in ejecting Solli, explaining that Solli should have instead been cautioned.
During the 2011 MLS season he was not selected to work the playoffs.