Real Salt Lake’s Referee Liaison Officer Paul Pickett had his work commended by PRO after he was confirmed as the winner of the Ernie Branco Liaison Award for 2019. Pickett, who has served as RSL's Referee Liaison since the club's inaugural season in 2005, will be recognized for his honor prior to Real Salt Lake's match against the New England Revolution on March 21.
The Ernie Branco Award was introduced in 2016 to recognize the Referee Liaison Officer who has demonstrated outstanding attitude and acted professionally in support of the officials. The voting is open to all PRO officials who worked MLS matches in the past season, and they selected Pickett as the beneficiary for last year.