Iván Barton Explained

Iván Barton
Fullname:Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros
Birth Date:27 January 1991
Birth Place:Santa Ana, El Salvador
League1:Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:2018–
Confederation1:FIFA
Confederation2:CONCACAF
Internationalrole1:Referee
Internationalrole2:Referee

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Salvador Árbitros – Masculino. 30 October 2019. 31 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191031063054/https://es.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association%3Dslv/index.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol – Arbitros Internacionales. 31 October 2019. 24 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024232409/http://www.fesfut.org.sv/arbitraje.php. dead.
  3. Web site: 17 May 2019 . Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup . 1 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190517153005/https://www.goldcup.org/en/article/match-officials-appointed-for-2019-concacaf-gold-cup . 17 May 2019 .
  4. Web site: Designados los árbitros de la Copa Mundial Sub-17 de la FIFA Brasil 2019. 30 October 2019.
  5. Web site: List of appointed FIFA Match Officials . 30 October 2019.
  6. News: 28 April 2022 . VAR to rescue as Seattle stun Pumas in CONCACAF Champions League final . . . 13 December 2022.
  7. Web site: List of appointed FIFA Match Officials. FIFA. 27 November 2023.
  8. News: Woitalla . Mike . 16 January 2023 . Ref Watch: American Kathryn Nesbitt to work FIFA Club World Cup . . subscription . 3 August 2023.
  9. News: Hernandez . Cesar . 16 June 2023 . Referee ends USMNT rout over Mexico early amid anti-gay chants . . 3 August 2023.
  10. News: 16 June 2023 . US 3-0 win over Mexico cut short by homophobic chants on night of 4 red cards . . Associated Press . 3 August 2023.