# MLS coach sacked over sexist remarks to female referee

> Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew have sacked their reserve team coach Federico Higuaín after an incident in which he refused to release a female referee’s hand and made a sexist remark.

- Published: 2026-09-23T08:30:39.969Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T17:02:14.374Z
- 3 sources
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Asociación de Árbitros Profesionales (PSRA), Columbus 2, Columbus Crew, Crew 2, Federico Higuaín, Inter Miami, Issa Tall, The Athletic, Udruženje profesionalnih nogometnih sudaca (PSRA)

## How it developed

- 2026-09-23T08:30:39.969Z - Punch: [MLS coach sacked over sexist remarks to female referee](https://punchng.com/mls-coach-sacked-over-sexist-remarks-to-female-referee/)
- 2026-09-23T10:03:23.074Z - Clarin: [Despidieron de un equipo de la MLS al hermano de Higuaín por abuso físico y sexismo contra una árbitra: "Es un juego de hombres"](https://www.clarin.com/deportes/despidieron-equipo-mls-hermano-higuain-abuso-fisico-sexismo-arbitra-juego-hombres_0_Be1BiDDaE2.html)
- 2026-09-23T17:02:14.374Z - Jutarnji List: [Držao ju je za ruku i nije puštao, a onda rekao rečenicu zbog koje će dobiti otkaz: ‘Ponižavajuće‘](https://www.jutarnji.hr/sportske/nogomet/nogomet-mix/federico-higuain-otkaz-psra-mls-next-pro-suspenzija-seksisticki-ispad-15749296)

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