In MD we already know the referee who will blow the whistle next Tuesday for the duel between Spain and Sweden of the last day of League of Nations feminine These are the most expert referees with the longest experience in Europe, such as Ukrainian. Kateryna Monzul. 42 years old, she has been international since 2004. Her first international match was in September 2005. She has been appointed to lead the final of the Women’s Champions League for the 2013-2024 season.
In 2014 she was voted the second best referee in the world by the IFFHS and in 2015 she refereed the opening and final matches of the Women’s World Cup. She also took part in the next two Women’s World Cups, in 2019 and 2023, and the 2022 Euro Cup, where she was selected to officiate the final between England and Germany held at Wembley.
Among the previous ones of the Spanish team, the debut of the team led by Jorge Vilda in the same Euro Cup was outstanding and in which they won 4-1. Their last match in this Nations League was between France and Norway on October 31 (0-0).
Her career is such that Kateryna has refereed European matches at men’s level, both in the Europa League and another in the Conference League. She also plays in the Ukrainian men’s First Division and, due to the invasion of Russia, she directs matches in the Italian women’s Serie A. In October 2021, she became the first woman to whistle a qualifying match for the Qatar World Cup between Andorra and England.
Source: La Verdad
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