Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Amiens SC v RC Strasbourg - Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France - April 28, 2019 Strasbourg's Ibrahima Sissoko is shown a yellow card by referee Stephanie Frappart REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
(Reuters) - Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to officiate a French Ligue 1 match when she took charge of the game between Amiens and Strasbourg on Sunday.
Frappart, the only referee from France who will be officiating at the Women's World Cup to be held in the country from June 7 to July 7, was also the first woman to officiate a Ligue 2 (second-tier) match.
