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Telegraph
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Everything frowned on in Starmer's Britain is being celebrated thanks to the plucky Lionesses
It is probably sacrilegious to say this, what with the joyous Victory Parade in The Mall, and with a triumphant double-decker, military-band-accompanied route to Buckingham Palace, but the Lionesses didn't really 'win' the final of the 2025 European Championship. It's more that they refused to lose. The second half of Sunday's nail-biting climax saw Spain's annoyingly gifted players pretty much take up residence in England's half – and it's fair to say our girls rarely troubled the Spanish goalkeeper, who saw so little action she could easily have gone off for a coffee, or a pedicure. Many of us hiding behind cushions on the sofa at home were resigned to our fate, thinking glumly that we'd lost to the better team. Except a couple of things were so very annoying that we went on longing, hope against hope, for our underdogs to bite back. The French referee, Frappart, kept falling for the Spaniards' theatrics – such blatant drama queens they could have been the men! – and she penalised England's divine super-sub Michelle Agyemang for a non-existent foul. La vache! Agyemang is a devout Christian, who touchingly fell to her knees in prayer during the penalty shoot-out (worth a try!), but even she may have struggled to find forgiveness in her heart for that cheating lot. And what Briton didn't long for our cheeky girls to overcome the hatchet-faced, towering Spanish manager, Montse Tomé, a terrifying combination of Morticia Addams and Joyce Grenfell. There are friendlier peregrine falcons. In the end, it was the sheer bloody-mindedness what won it. This is where we score, even when not scoring. 'When we were down against Sweden and down against Italy, we f---ing showed grit and determination and we came back,' said Chloe Kelly correctly, if not politely. 'You can't write the English off.' No you can't, bless your sweary, patriotic heart, Chloe. It was live wire Kelly – the iconic winner in Euro 2022 when she famously took her shirt off – who came on in this final and instantly played a near-perfect cross onto the forehead of Alessia Russo, who headed it into the far corner. If you could bottle Kelly's bottle, you'd have a remedy for what ails our flailing nation. And let us pause to salute a milk-lorry-full of bottle from Lucy Bronze, who admitted afterwards that she had played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia. Ouch, thrice ouch! The 33-year-old defender played 598 minutes across the entire competition, with only Keira Walsh, Alex Greenwood and goalie Hannah Hampton appearing on the pitch more for Sarina Wiegman's side. Weighing up excruciating pain against loyalty to your team, while knowing full well that your resolute blocking is key to protecting England's goalmouth… Well, that Bronze has some mettle. Of course, there are still grumps who complain that women's football is rubbish, and it may well be that a bunch of 14-year-old boys recently beat the Swiss ladies' team, but so what? It is hugely entertaining, full of twists and turns sometimes lacking in more polished performances, and the girls look a lot prouder to be playing for the national team than their prima donna male counterparts, who often seem to be phoning in their England performance from their £2m Ferraris. Determined and fearless, the women also banished the quavering ghost of many a doomed England penalty shoot-out – no mean feat. It was wonderful to see so many young girls among the thousands cheering in The Mall. There has been a huge rise in participation in female football, at primary and secondary level, since England's previous victory, and it's great that a generation in which eight-year-olds are obsessed with make-up (to the point of addiction) have found some 'influencers' worth being influenced by. 'I am so proud to be English,' said an emotional Kelly. That remark, and all the St George's red crosses on a white background, must have given London mayor Sadiq Khan and Emily Thornberry conniptions. Remember, Thornberry was the Labour MP forced to resign from the shadow cabinet in 2014 after she posted a picture of a house in Rochester with three England flags and a white van parked outside. It was snobby, Islington-Lefty shorthand for, 'Eww, look at these racist bigots!' Passion for this country has become the love that dare not speak its name – no other people on Earth are made to treat natural, nationalistic feeling with suspicion. But Kelly, and other girls like her from normal, working-class backgrounds, haven't been educated into Western self-loathing, or the contempt for patriotism that passes for sophistication. How refreshing to hear such a heartfelt endorsement for the English and for England without the obligatory 'multiculturalism' rider to render it palatable to our Leftist overlords. It will make a great victory even greater if the Lionesses give young people the message that pride in your country is a wholesome and rather marvellous thing. A lesson for us all, actually, as we try to rescue our poor island from what feels like irrecoverable decline. Be more Chloe: refuse to lose.
Scottish Sun
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Who is Senegal vs England referee Stephanie Frappart?
CLASS 'APPART Who is Senegal vs England referee Stephanie Frappart? Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) STEPHANIE FRAPPART is refereeing England's clash with Senegal tonight. France's Frappart was selected as a group of female match referees to history in Qatar at the World Cup in 2022 Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Frappert lining up before officiating Juventus vs Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League Who is Stephanie Frappart? The Frenchwoman also acted as a fourth official at Euro 2020, making history by doing so. And Frappart made history in December 2022 by becoming the first female to referee a men's Champions League game. She officiated the Group G clash between Juventus and Dynamo Kiev in Turin. The 41-year-old was also in the middle for the 2019 Super Cup between Chelsea and Liverpool, as well as the women's World Cup final in the same year. In October 2020 Frappart refereed her first Europa League game - overseeing Leicester's game with Zorya Luhansk. Frappart has reffed sixteen times this season in the French Ligue 1, showing 62 yellows at an average of 3.88 per game. She has sent off just one player in the league this season. 5 Frappert officiated the 2019 Super Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool that the Reds won 5-4 on penalties. 5 Frappert showed three yellow cards in the UEFA Super Cup game between Chelsea and Liverpool Who is Stephanie Frappart? Born - Herblay, France Herblay, France Age - 37 years old 37 years old Debut - 2011, French men's third tier 2011, French men's third tier April 2019 - First female referee in Ligue 1 First female referee in Ligue 1 December 2020 - First female referee in the Champions League First female referee in the Champions League June 2021 - First female referee at a men's major tournament 5 Stephanie Frappart poses with her medal after refereeing the 2019 UEFA Super Cup After officiating the 2019 Super Cup between Chelsea and Liverpool Frappart told CNN: "It was a pretty special feeling when you walked out in the stadium and the crowd were actually cheering for us, I've never experienced that and in such a big, big match. "In the warm-up I looked around and I was like, the other teams aren't here so they have to be cheering for us." "When you looked up at the crowd, I normally don't engage with the crowd, they were looking at us and a few were waving and giving us thumbs up and congratulations. I thought that was pretty special."
The Irish Sun
10-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Who is Senegal vs England referee Stephanie Frappart?
STEPHANIE FRAPPART is refereeing England's clash with Senegal tonight. France's Frappart was selected as a group of female match referees to 5 Frappert lining up before officiating Juventus vs Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League Who is Stephanie Frappart? The Frenchwoman also acted as a fourth official at Euro 2020, making history by doing so. And She officiated the Group G clash between Juventus and Dynamo Kiev in Turin. The 41-year-old was also in the middle for the In October 2020 Frappart refereed her first Europa League game - overseeing Frappart has reffed sixteen times this season in the French Ligue 1, showing 62 yellows at an average of 3.88 per game. She has sent off just one player in the league this season. 5 Frappert officiated the 2019 Super Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool that the Reds won 5-4 on penalties. 5 Frappert showed three yellow cards in the UEFA Super Cup game between Chelsea and Liverpool Who is Stephanie Frappart? Born - Herblay, France Age - 37 years old Debut - 2011, French men's third tier April 2019 - First female referee in Ligue 1 December 2020 - First female referee in the Champions League June 2021 - First female referee at a men's major tournament 5 Stephanie Frappart poses with her medal after refereeing the 2019 UEFA Super Cup After officiating the 2019 Super Cup between Chelsea and Liverpool Frappart told CNN: Most read in Football "It was a pretty special feeling when you walked out in the stadium and the crowd were actually cheering for us, I've never experienced that and in such a big, big match. "In the warm-up I looked around and I was like, the other teams aren't here so they have to be cheering for us." "When you looked up at the crowd, I normally don't engage with the crowd, they were looking at us and a few were waving and giving us thumbs up and congratulations. I thought that was pretty special." 5 Euro 2020 gets underway on June 11 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome as Turkey take on Italy
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
AP Interview: Trailblazing referee Frappart wants to help more women take the whistle
PARIS (AP) — After a decade of making history in soccer, French referee Stéphanie Frappart is using her experience to help more women take up the profession. Frappart was the first woman to referee a men's Ligue 1 game in France and the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. The 41-year-old Frappart is working with France's national postal service, La Poste, on a committee promoting female referees called 'Women and Refereeing" in conjunction with its four partner federations: soccer, rugby, handball and basketball. Their ambition is to increase female match officials in all sports in France, which currently has an estimated 80-20 split for male refs. 'It starts with a change in mentality. Football is played more by men and maybe in handball it's equal. So to begin with you have to increase the numbers of women playing football, which in turn increases the number of referees,' Frappart told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. 'Last season, we had a 14% increase compared with the season before and now, halfway through the season, we already have 5% more female referees than last season.' Frappart says the French soccer federation is fully committed to having more female refs and to more women in the sport's governance. But La Poste's committee says the main barriers facing aspiring female referees at the outset are lingering sexism and misogyny. 'We remain confronted by certain stereotypes which are difficult to get beyond ... something still anchored in certain cultures and mentalities," Frappart said. "We have to communicate more on the place women have in football and in society. In media terms, the more women's soccer is shown on television and the more women's sport is shown on television, that will change things.' Frappart was also the first woman to take charge of a men's Champions League match, back in 2020. Across more than a decade officiating in men's games — including the French Cup final and World Cup qualifiers — has Frappart received sexist comments? 'Not from players and coaches, but from people in the stands,' she said. 'There have been some chants and comments.' Frappart became the first woman to take charge of a professional men's game when she refereed a second-tier French league match in 2014. Others were more worried that day than she was. 'For me it was a normal progression. It didn't make me feel particularly emotional. But I remember one of the directors from (soccer club) Brest who asked me 'Are you not too stressed?'" she recalled. "I replied 'Well, actually it's not my first game.' It was a higher level match, but not my first.' Five years later, Frappart took charge of a top-tier game between Amiens and Strasbourg. Her ascension continued when she refereed Germany vs. Costa Rica in 2022 at the men's World Cup in Qatar. She said the context of the tournament shielded her from the impact this was having back home. 'I know in France there was a lot of excitement. But (in Qatar) we were more protected in terms of the media, because I was far away and not in my country. We were in a bubble,' she explained. 'The moment which had more impact, where you realized the importance of the game, was in Ligue 1. You turned the TV on and you were on it." There was another first for Frappart when she headed a trio of female officials for a Ligue 1 game in 2023, along with lineswomen Manuela Nicolosi and Élodie Coppola. Later that year, Rebecca Welch became the first female referee in the Premier League. Frappart is optimistic women's soccer will continue gathering pace. Last Sunday, U.S. defender Naomi Girma became the first women's million-dollar transfer when she moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea. It's far from the men's record 222 million euros ($231 million) Paris Saint-Germain paid for Neymar; and Girma's salary won't be anything near what Erling Haaland receives from Manchester City after signing a 10-year deal. Frappart sees it differently. 'You shouldn't compare what happens in women's soccer and in men's soccer, they are two separate entities with a different economy. But what I would say is that it's good that transfers like these are starting to happen," Frappart said. 'It's a positive evolution which shows there are human and financial measures for the development of women's soccer. Some years ago there were no contracts and the players were still amateurs. Now there is genuine progression, we must push for this to continue.' ___ AP soccer:
The Independent
31-01-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
AP Interview: Trailblazing referee Frappart wants to help more women take the whistle
After a decade of making history in soccer, French referee Stéphanie Frappart is using her experience to help more women take up the profession. Frappart was the first woman to referee a men's Ligue 1 game in France and the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. The 41-year-old Frappart is working with France's national postal service, La Poste, on a committee promoting female referees called 'Women and Refereeing" in conjunction with its four partner federations: soccer, rugby, handball and basketball. Their ambition is to increase female match officials in all sports in France, which currently has an estimated 80-20 split for male refs. 'It starts with a change in mentality. Football is played more by men and maybe in handball it's equal. So to begin with you have to increase the numbers of women playing football, which in turn increases the number of referees,' Frappart told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. 'Last season, we had a 14% increase compared with the season before and now, halfway through the season, we already have 5% more female referees than last season.' Frappart says the French soccer federation is fully committed to having more female refs and to more women in the sport's governance. But La Poste's committee says the main barriers facing aspiring female referees at the outset are lingering sexism and misogyny. 'We remain confronted by certain stereotypes which are difficult to get beyond ... something still anchored in certain cultures and mentalities," Frappart said. "We have to communicate more on the place women have in football and in society. In media terms, the more women's soccer is shown on television and the more women's sport is shown on television, that will change things.' Frappart was also the first woman to take charge of a men's Champions League match, back in 2020. Across more than a decade officiating in men's games — including the French Cup final and World Cup qualifiers — has Frappart received sexist comments? 'Not from players and coaches, but from people in the stands,' she said. 'There have been some chants and comments.' Frappart became the first woman to take charge of a professional men's game when she refereed a second-tier French league match in 2014. Others were more worried that day than she was. 'For me it was a normal progression. It didn't make me feel particularly emotional. But I remember one of the directors from (soccer club) Brest who asked me 'Are you not too stressed?'" she recalled. "I replied 'Well, actually it's not my first game.' It was a higher level match, but not my first.' Five years later, Frappart took charge of a top-tier game between Amiens and Strasbourg. Her ascension continued when she refereed Germany vs. Costa Rica in 2022 at the men's World Cup in Qatar. She said the context of the tournament shielded her from the impact this was having back home. 'I know in France there was a lot of excitement. But (in Qatar) we were more protected in terms of the media, because I was far away and not in my country. We were in a bubble,' she explained. 'The moment which had more impact, where you realized the importance of the game, was in Ligue 1. You turned the TV on and you were on it." There was another first for Frappart when she headed a trio of female officials for a Ligue 1 game in 2023, along with lineswomen Manuela Nicolosi and Élodie Coppola. Later that year, Rebecca Welch became the first female referee in the Premier League. Frappart is optimistic women's soccer will continue gathering pace. Last Sunday, U.S. defender Naomi Girma became the first women's million-dollar transfer when she moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea. It's far from the men's record 222 million euros ($231 million) Paris Saint-Germain paid for Neymar; and Girma's salary won't be anything near what Erling Haaland receives from Manchester City after signing a 10-year deal. Frappart sees it differently. 'You shouldn't compare what happens in women's soccer and in men's soccer, they are two separate entities with a different economy. But what I would say is that it's good that transfers like these are starting to happen," Frappart said. 'It's a positive evolution which shows there are human and financial measures for the development of women's soccer. Some years ago there were no contracts and the players were still amateurs. Now there is genuine progression, we must push for this to continue.' ___
