InterLiga officials

Let the complaining begin!

The officials were announced for each game of InterLiga save the finals. Every year, it seems as if participating teams always find things to complain about and complaints about the officiating are often at the top of the list. To the participating teams, all of these officials will be no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing officials (okay, sorry there, got carried away Holes-style). Really, the officials are in a no-win situation. Some of these officials are decent MLS refs, some are terrible but to the Mexican teams an MLS ref is seemingly a terrible referee, regardless of who he is.

I will say that I hope the Cruz Azul-Pumas game here at HDC is not one that the official has a hand in deciding. That's the match (and the ref) that scares me.

Here are the details, straight from the press release.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Group B: Monterrey vs. Pumas (19:00) – Pizza Hut Park (Dallas, Texas)Referee – Ricardo Salazar
Group B: Cruz Azul vs. San Luis (21:30) – Pizza Hut Park (Dallas, Texas) Referee– Baldomero Toledo

Thursday, January 3, 2008
Group A: Toluca vs. Atlas (19:00) – Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)Referee– Terry W. Vaughn
Group A: Morelia vs. América (21:30) – Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas) Referee– Arkadiusz Prus

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Group B: Cruz Azul vs. Monterrey (19:00) – Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas) Referee- Jorge Gonzalez
Group B: San Luis vs Pumas (21:30) - Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)Referee – Jair Marrufo

Sunday, January 6, 2008
Group A: Club América vs. Toluca (16:00) – Pizza Hut Park (Dallas, Texas)Referee – Kevin Stott
Group A: Atlas vs. Morelia (18:30) - Pizza Hut Park (Dallas, Texas)Referee – Mark Geiger

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Group B: Monterrey vs. San Luis (18:00) - The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)Referee– Abiodun Okulaja
Group B: Pumas vs. Cruz Azul (20:15) - The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)Referee – Michael Kennedy

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Group A: Toluca vs. Morelia (18:00) - The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)Referee – Tim Weyland
Group A: Atlas vs. Club América (20:15) – The Home Depot Center (Carson, California) Referee – Brian Hall