Michelle Pye... speaks English... married to husband Alain Ruch, who like her was a referee on the Canada Soccer national list... earned Bachelor of Science from Thompson Rivers University... she was 19 years old when she started refereeing at Kamloops YSA... worked as a high school teacher at Handsworth Secondary in North Vancouver, BC, teaching biology and physical education (2005 until ??)...
honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as a referee as part of the Class of 2025... honoured by the Soccer Hall of Fame of British Columbia and the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame...
was appointed as a referee to one FIFA World Cup (Canada 2015) and four FIFA youth tournaments (New Zealand 2008, Trinidad and Tobago 2010, Canada 2014, Papua New Guinea 2016)...
said Pye after her induction to The Soccer Hall of Fame of British Columbia, “I am most proud of having been able to become a mother and still continue to referee at the highest level”...
served on the FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees (11 years from 2007 to 2017)... served on the Canada Soccer List of Referees and Assistant Referees for 11 years (2007 to 2017)... over the course of her career as a Referee, she was appointed to matches in leagues including the USL W-League... was appointed as a Referee and Assistant Referee at Canada Soccer’s National Championships (men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy finals)...
served on the FIFA Referees Committee...
was appointed as a referee to the 2008 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship... was appointed as a referee to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup New Zealand 2008... was appointed as a referee to the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship... was appointed as a referee to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010... was appointed as a referee to the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship... was appointed as Referee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 (including the Final Match as Fourth Official in Montréal)... was appointed as a Referee for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015... was appointed as a Referee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016... was appointed as an assistant referee at the 2016 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament...
was appointed as Referee to Canada Soccer’s 2006 National Championships Jubilee Trophy Final in Surrey on 9 October 2006 (Surrey United SC won 2:0 over Coquitlam FC)... was appointed as Referee for the 2012 USL W-League Championship in Ottawa on 29 July 2012 (Ottawa Fury FC won 4-1 on kicks after a 1:1 draw with Pali Blues)...
