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Hilario Grajeda to referee New York Red Bulls II vs Louisville City FC in USL on August 19

This should be fun.

Whatever happens with Video Assistant Referees in global professional soccer, referee Hilario Grajeda will deserve a mention when the history is written, because he may have inadvertently accelerated the process of its adoption. His epic blundering on August 7 in a match between LA Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls was quickly followed by the news that the VARs were coming to American pro soccer with near-immediate effect. Grajeda screwed up on a Sunday, and by the following Friday, the first-ever VAR-assisted pro game in the history of the sport had been played.