The announcement was two days ago Stephanie Frapparta member who has been making history in the world of arbitration for five years, has not been appointed even for Olympic Games or for European Cup, causes endless reactions. The last year of the Frenchwoman has not been good and this seems to be the perfect reason to separate her from two major events like the ones that will be held this summer.
Frappart, the ‘best referee in the world’ in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, according to the IFFHS, is the first woman appointed to referee the UEFA Men’s Super Cup final in 2019. A few months ago, she also became first woman to referee a match in France’s top competition and, in December 2020, she became the first female referee in the UEFA Champions League.
UEFA doesn’t want to risk its biggest tournament “Stéphanie obviously hasn’t had her best season, but the fact that she can’t be the fourth official or sit in the VAR room is disappointing,” said Eric Borghini at RMC. , Comex member of the French Football Federation (FFF). Someone close to Frappart was less diplomatic on the issue. He believes Frappart, 40, was kicked out of the Euros this summer for political reasons. “The male referees are jealous and can’t stand the women who replace them. I can promise you that many people are glad that she was not chosen,” she says.
Source: La Verdad
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