Joe Machnik (born January 13, 1943) is an American soccer player, coach, referee, and broadcaster.
He is highly regarded for his contributions to the sport in the U.S.[1] On August 3, 2017, he was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on the builder ballot.
[2] Machnik was a soccer player at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University.
[5] The camps have trained over 80,000 players, including Nick Rimando, Brad Friedel, Tony Meola, David Vanole, Briana Scurry, and Herculez Gomez.
Machnik's soccer refereeing accomplishments include the following:[6] Machnik is the current rules and match commentator for soccer games broadcast by Fox Sports.