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Iván Barton

Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros (born 27 January 1991) is a Salvadoran football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2018. He is also one of the referees at the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.[1][2]

Biography

Barton was born in Santa Ana on 27 January 1991. In addition to being a professional referee, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of El Salvador. He has served as a professor of Organic Chemistry at the aforementioned University.

Barton has officiated in national team tournaments, such as the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in the United States, the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[3] the CONCACAF Nations League, and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[4][5] He refereed in the first leg of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final between Seattle Sounders FC and UNAM, where he awarded three penalties.[6]

In May 2022, Barton was chosen as one of the referees to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[7] He was also part of the CONCACAF crew sent to the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.[8]

Barton was selected to officiate a CONCACAF Nations League Finals semifinal between regional rivals Mexico and the United States in June 2023. He issued four red cards during the second half amid several fights between players; Barton ended the match early in stoppage time due to homophobic chants from fans.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "El Salvador Árbitros – Masculino". Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol – Arbitros Internacionales". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Designados los árbitros de la Copa Mundial Sub-17 de la FIFA Brasil 2019". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "List of appointed FIFA Match Officials" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ "VAR to rescue as Seattle stun Pumas in CONCACAF Champions League final". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "List of appointed FIFA Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  8. ^ Woitalla, Mike (16 January 2023). "Ref Watch: American Kathryn Nesbitt to work FIFA Club World Cup". Soccer America. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (16 June 2023). "Referee ends USMNT rout over Mexico early amid anti-gay chants". ESPN. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ^ "US 3-0 win over Mexico cut short by homophobic chants on night of 4 red cards". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.


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