Toronto FC GM Ali Curtis worked the phones Wednesday, trying to get an explanation for a disallowed goal in his club’s controversial 1-0 loss to Inter Miami CF the night before.
Curtis reached out to Howard Webb, general manager of PRO (Professional Referee Organization) for an explanation, eventually speaking to Mark Geiger, like Webb a highly regarded former referee, who is PRO’s director of senior match officials.
“We have to respect the calls from the officials. It’s not in our control,” Curtis told The Canadian Press via text. “The lengthy phone conversation I had with PRO made sense and had merit, although I still feel it was a good goal.