Tori Penso

Tori Penso
Penso in 2017
Full name Mary Victoria Penso[1]
Birth name Mary Victoria Hancock[2]
Born (1986-07-08) July 8, 1986 (age 38)
Stuart, Florida, U.S.
Other occupation Digital marketer
Domestic
Years League Role
2015– National Women's Soccer League Referee
2019– USL Championship Referee
2020– Major League Soccer Referee
International
Years League Role
2021– FIFA listed Referee

Mary Victoria Penso (née Hancock; born 1986) is an American soccer referee. She began her professional refereeing career in the National Women's Soccer League and later moved to Major League Soccer, where in 2020 she became the first woman to referee a regular season match in 20 years. Penso was the referee for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final, the first World Cup final to feature an American referee.

  1. ^ "All posts tagged "Mary Victoria Penso"". Florida football Referees. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "From officiating at the YMCA to the NWSL's championship game, congratulations Tori and proud mom Patti Hancock!". YMCA. November 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.