Jen Pawol will be MLB's first female umpire. Here are other women who broke officiating barriers Jen Pawol is set to make history as the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
AP Interview: Trailblazing referee Frappart wants to help more women take the whistle After a decade of making history French soccer referee Stéphanie Frappart is using her experience to help more women take up the profession The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025
‘Trailblazer’ Rebecca Welch breaks new ground as Premier League referee Forty-year-old set to become league’s first female referee and her appearance may have a welcome effect of lessening abuse The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023
Bukayo Saka ruled out of England games after assessment by FA medics Bukayo Saka has been ruled out of England’s games against Australia and Italy after being assessed by Football Association medics The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
‘We want to keep dreaming’ – the rise and rise of Roma Women The club have made rapid progress since acquiring the Serie A licence from Res Roma in 2018 – and are now targeting European success The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022
TV’s female pundits are out in force – but not for the big England matches While big ticket clashes continue to elude them, the Qatar World Cup has still seen historic progress for women in football The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022
Referee Stéphanie Frappart disrupts narrative to make World Cup history At a fiercely depoliticised tournament, the French official reminds host nation that women have a place in football The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022
Stéphanie Frappart makes history as 1st female World Cup ref French referee Stéphanie Frappart has bocame the first woman to take charge of a men’s World Cup game after blowing her whistle to start Germany’s game against Costa Rica The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Who is Costa Rica v Germany referee Stéphanie Frappart, the trailblazing woman making history alongside all-female team It is the first time a woman has taken charge of a men's World Cup game Wales Online · Dec 1, 2022
‘Keep conquering’: Stéphanie Frappart ready for moment of World Cup history When Germany play Costa Rica, Stéphanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match, a significant step forward for the game The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
Fans applaud first ever all-female referee team at upcoming men’s World Cup match: ‘Positive and powerful’ Stéphanie Frappart will take charge of the men’s tournament on Thursday. The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022
Frappart to Make World Cup History as First Woman Referee French referee Stéphanie Frappart will become the first woman to take charge of a men’s World Cup game when she handles Germany vs. Costa Rica on Thursday in Qatar. FIFA also picked two women as assistants to Frappart — Neuza Back of Brazil and Mexico’s Karen Diaz Medina — to… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 30, 2022
Saudi Arabia player flown out for surgery and crowd figures explained — the five talking points of day 3 of the World Cup As Saudi Arabia celebrated their epic victory with a public holiday, one player was being flown to Germany for emergency surgery. Check out the five talking points for day 3 here. ABC News · Nov 23, 2022
France’s Frappart among trio of women referees at World Cup in Qatar The presence of women referees at the 2022 World Cup will send "a strong sign", said trailblazing French referee Stéphanie Frappart on Thursday, one of three women officials selected for the tournament in Qatar. France 24 · Sep 30, 2022