A leading female official has told a tribunal that a male football referee coach “forcefully pushed” her during a youth level match, and that his behaviour was influenced by her gender. Lisa Benn, 34, ...

When Mollie Kavanagh first became a referee, she said female officials were a rarity - but four years on she said times were changing. The 19-year-old, from Coventry, began her journey in football as ...

The world’s most senior female referee executive has denied a claim by a woman referee that she lost her job following a complaint that a male coach “manhandled” her. Bibi Steinhaus-Webb, who was head ...

PGMOL chief Howard Webb has denied his former staff member lost her position as an international football referee because she complained a coach “manhandled” her. Lisa Benn, 34, alleges she was ...

Aug 4 (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed support for referee Katia Itzel Garcia and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) after the official revealed she was subjected to online ...

OBERENTFELDEN, Switzerland, July 21 (Reuters) - It is not just the players who are in top form as the Women's Euros reaches its climax in Switzerland - the tournament referees have spent months ...

TORTOLA — Kenesha Chesney, an assistant referee in the British Virgin Islands Football Association, has become the first woman from the territory to officiate in a regional tournament. Chesney will be ...

VOV.VN - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed three Vietnamese referees to officiate at the 2026 AFC Women’s ...

A female referee was slapped in the face after she sent off a player during a match in Colombia. The incident occurred last Saturday during a game between Deportivo Quique and Real Alianza at the ...

"I'm just doing my bit," says Iragartze Fernandez, the part-time referee turned full-time nurse who has swapped the whistle for a face-mask in the hope of helping Spain combat the deadly coronavirus.

Kenyan football referee Josephine Wanjiku in action during a past match.[FKF Media] Kenyan referee Josephine Wanjiru has been selected to officiate at the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in ...

Female football referee claims male coach ‘forcefully pushed’ her during a match - The female official gave evidence at an employment tribunal on Monday ...