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U.S. Soccer Presents Highest FIFA Award to U.S. Referee Assessor Fernando Alvarez

Jan. 21, 2005

U.S. Soccer Federation President Dr. S. Robert Contiguglia presented Alavarez with FIFA’s highest honor, the Centennial Order of Merit, on Thursday (Jan. 13) at U.S. Soccer’s 2005 National Referee Training Camp. Alvarez was nominated for the honor by the Philippine Football Federation, of which he was Secretary General from 1966 to 1974. Alvarez has been instrumental in helping to build the U.S. Soccer Referee Program, including establishing referee exchanges with foreign federations and putting his reputation on the line to get U.S. Soccer referees recognized internationally.