2024-05-25 14:22:48
South American soccer’s confederation (CONMEBOL) stated final night time that ladies will referee the following Copa America, which begins on June 20 subsequent yr in america, for the primary time.
The continental championship will run till July 14, throughout which 101 referees, together with eight ladies, will officiate.
Edina Alves from Brazil and American Maria Victoria Penso will function on-field referees for the match, with Tatiana Guzman from Nicaragua serving as video assistant referee.
The feminine roster additionally consists of 5 feminine assistant referees: Brazilian Nuesa Bakker, Colombian Marie Blanco, Venezuelan Magdalena Rodriguez and People Brooke Mayo and Katherine Nisbett.
“This is a vital dedication made by CONMEBOL since 2016,” the favored soccer federation stated in an announcement.
It goals to assist the event and professionalization of extra feminine athletes on and off the sphere of play and promote gender equality in lots of championships.
In 2021, Alves grew to become the primary feminine referee to officiate a significant males’s match organised by FIFA, and she or he attended the Membership World Cup, whereas Buck and Nisbett officiated on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Benso, Mayo and Nisbet will even referee soccer matches on the Summer time Olympics in France later this yr.
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