Trio of Female American Referees Working World Cup Match Could Change Game
The trio’s assignment marks the second all-female crew at a men’s World Cup match and the first composed entirely of Americans.
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Trio of female American referees working World Cup match could change game
It’s not often soccer match officials continue to have an impact after a game ends. That’s exactly what Tori Penso, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt will do, however.
Former marketer, PhD, and teacher, these three women served as main and assistant referees in the Czech Republic-South Africa World Cup match. They became the second all-female refereeing team in World Cup history. On the 19th at Atlanta Stadium in the U.S., where the Czech Republic and South Africa faced off in Group A of the CONCACAF World Cup, three women wearing pink shirts stood side by side on the field before the match began.
For the first time in the history of the men's World Cup, a match was refereed by a trio of women. Young Czech referee Nikola Vrbová from Louny analyzed for Deník how the American referees handled the match between the Czech Republic and South Africa (1:1).
Meet American Woman with a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and Referee at World Cup
The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Meet American Woman with a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and Referee at World Cup Kathryn Nesbitt (also called Katy Nesbitt) is an American FIFA assistant referee who was born on November 7, 1988, in Rochester, New York, and holds a PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. Nesbitt officiated the match between the Czech Republic and South Africa (1–1) on 18 June at Mercedes-…

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