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 ...

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 ...

Taking advantage of her opportunities proved worthwhile for now full-time NFL referee Sarah Thomas. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The college basketball star and former New ...

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 ...

Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to referee a men's Six Nations match when Ireland host Italy on 14 February.

Maia Chaka has made history by becoming the first Black woman to become an NFL official at football’s highest level. The announcement was made on TODAY last Friday, seven years after Chaka was one of ...

March 30 (Reuters) - Rebecca Welch has become the first female referee to be appointed to an English Football League match as she prepares to take charge of the League Two clash between Harrogate Town ...

"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.

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 ...