STEPHANIE TO REFEREE UEFA SUPER CUP

Stephanie Frappart will take charge of the UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea in Istanbul on August 14, becoming the first woman to referee a major men’s match in European competition. France’s Frappart, 35, refereed the Women’s World Cup final between the United States and the Netherlands in July, and last season became the first female to officiate a Ligue 1 match. She took charge of April’s game between Amiens and Strasbourg and has since been promoted to the French top flight’s pool of referees on a permanent basis for the upcoming campaign. Germany’s Bibiana Steinhaus became the first female referee in one of the top European leagues when she took charge of a Bundesliga match between Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen in September 2017.