Historic second as feminine referees to make Copa America debut in United States

The South American Soccer Confederation (CONMEBOL) mentioned final night time that girls will participate for the primary time in refereeing matches within the subsequent version of the Copa America Cup, which will probably be held in the US. beginning subsequent June 20.
Throughout the continental competitors, which lasts till July 14, 101 referees, together with eight girls, will attend the video games.
The referees, Edina Alves, from Brazil, and the American Maria Victoria Penso, will run video games within the match as discipline referees, and they are going to be supported by Tatiana Guzman, from Nicaragua, because the video assistant referee.
The listing of girls additionally consists of 5 feminine assistant referees: Brazilian Nuisa ​​Bac, Colombian Marie Blanco, Venezuelan Magdalena Rodriguez, and People Brooke Mayo and Katherine Nisbet.
The Well-liked Soccer Confederation mentioned in an announcement, “This is a crucial dedication by CONMEBOL since 2016.”
It goals to assist the event and professionalism of extra feminine gamers on and off the pitch and to advertise gender equality in lots of competitions.
In 2021, Alves grew to become the primary girl to referee a match in a serious males’s competitors organized by the Worldwide Federation (FIFA), and he or she was within the Membership World Cup, whereas ‘ through which Buck and Nisbet took half in management matches within the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. .
Benso, Mayo and Nisbet will even be among the many referees for the soccer competitions on the Summer time Olympics, which will probably be held in France later this 12 months.