The Professional Referee Organization replaced referee Guiherme Ceretta for Inter Miami's match against Orlando City after photos of him wearing an Inter Miami shirt surfaced online. The new referee, Jamie Herrera, was appointed due to a conflict of interest. MLS took swift action less than 2 hours before the game, prompting a last-minute change. The incident caused a stir among players and fans, leading MLS to request broadcasters not to discuss it.
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Last week, MLS had to replace a replacement referee after photos of him in an Inter Miami jersey surfaced... before he was set to ref an Inter Miami match. Players and fans are fuming over the replacement refs to the point that MLS has asked broadcasters not to talk about it.
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Inter Miami-Orlando referee removed after photos posted on social media raise conflict concerns https://t.co/9gizl7lIDE
The photos that prompted the late removal featured the referee in Inter Miami merchandise. https://t.co/mXvcKyMKgX
Major League Soccer's refereeing body replaced the match official for Inter Miami's home game with Orlando City after pictures of him in a Miami jersey appeared online. #AFPSports https://t.co/79rHeOZKyz
MLS removes referee from Inter Miami, Lionel Messi match after jersey photo gets unearthed https://t.co/pV9lbnort3 https://t.co/Rf34Ahjk2N
Inter Miami vs. Orlando City ref replaced after photo surfaced of him in Miami jersey https://t.co/zJxJLhHBIH
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Inter Miami vs Orlando referee CHANGED just hours before kickoff as pictures emerge on social media of him wearing the jersey of Lionel Messi's MLS team https://t.co/1cydFp18mk https://t.co/qpdEg6wemj
Referee Guiherme Ceretta was removed for the officiating crew from Inter Miami’s match against Orlando City, set for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff after photos of him wearing Messi apparel surfaced online. https://t.co/O4Mnd2Lbl9
Inter Miami referee swapped out just hours before kick-off after images of him wearing the shirt surface 😅 https://t.co/HMCFhnMPiu https://t.co/UzSJqczSeu
MLS pulls referee from game after photos surface wearing Inter Miami shirt https://t.co/k7P5u32dzk
The Professional Referee Organization replaced a Major League Soccer official who was set to work Saturday’s match between Inter Miami and Orlando City after he was seen wearing an Inter Miami jersey in multiple photos. https://t.co/Dd5UDkyQ4V
Inter Miami vs Orlando referee changed at last minute https://t.co/g35Uq1RsM1
The Professional Referee Organization has replaced a referee for Inter Miami's match after photos of him wearing an Inter Miami shirt were discovered. @tombogert has more ⤵️ https://t.co/loh8GARGjF https://t.co/Tr9dNBZNNl
PRO changed the center referee for today's Inter Miami vs. Orlando City game from Guiherme Ceretta to Jamie Herrera, less than 2 hours after photos came out of Ceretta in a Miami kit. PRO says "conflict of interest". @MLSRefStats brought photos to light https://t.co/cpFmb4ae7B