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Manuela Nicolosi, the referee who has officiated more than 200 professional football matches, revealed that players tried to ...

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 ...

A non-league football team has been fined after its fans aimed a sexist chant at a top female referee during a National ...

Town FC have been fined and ordered to undertake an "action plan" after offensive chants were aimed at a female ...

The 2025/26 season welcomes an exciting new era in UEFA’s women’s club competitions – and the revamped structure will also ...

Stephanie Frappart will referee the European Championship final between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland later today. The Lionesses, who have twice battled their way through ...

The technology was used in women’s football for the first time last week. RefCam was on display in the Orlen Women’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

A real treat for football fans! On Sunday, 12 October, during the Matchday 9 fixture of the Orlen Women’s Ekstraliga between ...