Football - Frappart set to become first female Ligue 1 referee


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 24 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - England v Netherlands - Women's Euro 2017 - Enschede, Netherlands - August 3, 2017 England’s Jade Moore is shown a yellow card by referee Stephanie Frappart REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

(Reuters) - Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a French Ligue 1 match when Amiens host Strasbourg on April 28, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday.

Frappart, the only referee from France who will be officiating at the Women's World Cup to be held there this June, was also the first woman to officiate a Ligue 2 (second-tier) match.

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