Chris Penso is one of the most popular and richest Referee who was born on April 28, 1982 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Penso was raised in Dover, Ohio, and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the city while studying accounting at Kent State University. He began refereeing in 1997, and also worked at the Transportation Security Administration and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He quit the state patrol in 2006 to become a full-time referee, beginning with Major League Soccer in 2009.
Penso became FIFA listed in 2013 and his first international assignment was on January 30, 2013, when he refereed a match between Mexico and Denmark.
Chris Penso (born April 28, 1982) is an American soccer referee who is active in Major League Soccer and with the Professional Referee Organization.
