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Assistant referee Kathryn Nesbitt runs the sideline as she watches play between Bermuda and Canada during the first half of a World Cup 2022 Group B qualifying soccer match, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Nesbitt, a 32-year-old from Philadelphia, had a breakthrough moment when she became the first woman to work as an on-field official for a World Cup qualifier in North and Central America and the Caribbean. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Barrier falls: Woman officiate men’s World Cup qualifiers

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, official Kathryn Nesbitt watches during the first half of an MLS soccer match between the New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC in Harrison, N.J. When the Portland Timbers play Orlando City in the MLS is Back tournament championship on Tuesday night, Aug. 11, assistant referee Nesbitt will become the first woman to work a Major League Soccer title game. Nesbitt and Felisha Mariscal are the only two women among more than 40 officials that have been sequestered — just like the teams — in Florida for the monthlong tournament. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Kathryn Nesbitt breaks ground as MLS is Back final referee

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press