Chris Penso


Chris Penso is an American soccer referee who is active in Major League Soccer and with the Professional Referee Organization.

Career

Penso was raised in Dover, Ohio, and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the city while studying accounting at Kent State University. He began refereeing in 1997, and also worked at the Transportation Security Administration and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He quit the state patrol in 2006 to become a full-time referee, beginning with Major League Soccer in 2009.
Penso is officiates many games for Major League Soccer in the United States and previously refereed the Indian Super League in India.
Penso became FIFA listed in 2013 and his first international assignment was on January 30, 2013, when he refereed a match between Mexico and Denmark.
Penso was FIFA listed through 2015.

Internationals