Frappart to become 1st female referee to officiate men's CL game Sports


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France. (PASCAL GUYOT / AFP) France's Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to take charge of a men’s Champions League game when Juventus host Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday. Stephanie Frappart oversaw her first Europa League game in October when Leicester City hosted Zorya Luhansk Frappart, who turns 37 next month, was the first female referee to officiate in a major UEFA competition match when Liverpool played Chelsea in the Super Cup in Istanbul last year. She also officiated the 2019 Women’s World Cup final between the United States and Netherlands and became the first female referee to take...