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Yahoo
27-07-2025
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Who is Stephanie Frappart? The trailblazing referee taking charge of the Euro 2025 final
Stephanie Frappart will referee the European Championship final between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland later today. The Lionesses, who have twice battled their way through extra-time to secure their spot in the final two, hunt revenge on Spain, who they were defeated 1-o by in the World Cup final two years ago. Frappart takes the whistle Sunday as a referee with the experience to match the magnitude of the tournament's showcase event. The Frenchwoman, who took charge of the 2019 Women's World Cup final, has been an international official since 2011, refereeing 111 matches within UEFA competitions and plenty more outside of the European governing body's jurisdiction. 'I'm very pleased to have been selected to referee the Women's Euro final. It's a big honour and a proud moment at the end of a wonderful tournament,' Frappart said, ahead of adding another high-profile clash to her resume. The 41-year-old's officiating journey began at the age of 13, taking charge of small-sided children's matches. Frappart played football too. She told The Athletic in November 2022 that she decided to step away from playing the sport, and made the decision at a time when 'women's football was not particularly developed'. She did not expect the immense success that would follow in her officiating career. 'I had no plans to be the first female referee at the World Cup, or anything like that,' Frappart said. In 2011, Frappart became the first female referee to manage men's matches in France's third tier. Three years later, she was the first woman to take charge of a Ligue 2 match. In April 2019, Frappart was appointed as referee for Amiens' match against Strasbourg in Ligue 1, in a first not only for France — neither La Liga nor the Premier League had yet had a woman take charge of a match. Frappart's emergence sparked widespread attention, and later that year, she was the face of another historic feat, leading an all-women's team to officiate the UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea. Frappart's strides into men's competitions continued, refereeing a Champions League group stage match in December 2020, a World Cup qualifier between Latvia and the Netherlands a year later, and then the Coupe de France final between Nantes and Nice. Then, in another milestone, she received the call-up to become the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match in Qatar in 2022. Frappart led an all-women's team, including Neuza Back and Karen Diaz, for Germany's 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in the group stage, a free-flowing tie with just one yellow card, 12 fouls given, and one of the more entertaining outcomes in that stage of the competition. 'The men's and women's games are exactly the same,' Frappart said in the 2022 interview. 'Women's football is getting faster and faster. It's only the tactical approach that is different. But that's just like how there's different styles of play between Europe, Africa and South America. When you're refereeing national teams, the only difference is that the level is higher, because they're the best players in the country.' Her ventures have not been without challenge. In May 2024, Frappart had to be escorted off the pitch after the Greek Cup final she refereed between Panathinaikos and Aris. Frappart had issued three red cards in the match, including two for losing side Aris, who displayed an intense show of anger towards the referee after Georgios Vagiannidis scored the game's only goal seven minutes into stoppage time. Frappart is already acclimatised to the frenetic nature of this year's Euros in Switzerland. Significant decisions have been at the centre of almost all matches. She awarded a penalty to Norway in what could have been a crucial moment in their quarter-final against Italy, had Ada Hegerberg not spurned it, before Cristiana Girelli scored her second goal to take a late 2-1 win. Frappart also took charge of two group stage matches this summer. Upon her appointment for the final, UEFA refereeing director Roberto Rosetti praised Frappart's career thus far: 'Stephanie Frappart deserves this appointment as she is a role model for the young generation of female referees due to her professionalism and attitude on and off the pitch.' This article originally appeared in The Athletic. England, Spain, Soccer, International Football, Women's Soccer, Women's Euros 2025 The Athletic Media Company
New York Times
27-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Who is Stephanie Frappart? The trailblazing referee taking charge of the Euro 2025 final
Stephanie Frappart will referee the European Championship final between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland later today. The Lionesses, who have twice battled their way through extra-time to secure their spot in the final two, hunt revenge on Spain, who they were defeated 1-o by in the World Cup final two years ago. Advertisement Frappart takes the whistle Sunday as a referee with the experience to match the magnitude of the tournament's showcase event. The Frenchwoman, who took charge of the 2019 Women's World Cup final, has been an international official since 2011, refereeing 111 matches within UEFA competitions and plenty more outside of the European governing body's jurisdiction. 'I'm very pleased to have been selected to referee the Women's Euro final. It's a big honour and a proud moment at the end of a wonderful tournament,' Frappart said, ahead of adding another high-profile clash to her resume. The 41-year-old's officiating journey began at the age of 13, taking charge of small-sided children's matches. Frappart played football too. She told The Athletic in November 2022 that she decided to step away from playing the sport, and made the decision at a time when 'women's football was not particularly developed'. She did not expect the immense success that would follow in her officiating career. 'I had no plans to be the first female referee at the World Cup, or anything like that,' Frappart said. In 2011, Frappart became the first female referee to manage men's matches in France's third tier. Three years later, she was the first woman to take charge of a Ligue 2 match. In April 2019, Frappart was appointed as referee for Amiens' match against Strasbourg in Ligue 1, in a first not only for France — neither La Liga nor the Premier League had yet had a woman take charge of a match. Frappart's emergence sparked widespread attention, and later that year, she was the face of another historic feat, leading an all-women's team to officiate the UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea. Frappart's strides into men's competitions continued, refereeing a Champions League group stage match in December 2020, a World Cup qualifier between Latvia and the Netherlands a year later, and then the Coupe de France final between Nantes and Nice. Then, in another milestone, she received the call-up to become the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match in Qatar in 2022. Advertisement Frappart led an all-women's team, including Neuza Back and Karen Diaz, for Germany's 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in the group stage, a free-flowing tie with just one yellow card, 12 fouls given, and one of the more entertaining outcomes in that stage of the competition. 'The men's and women's games are exactly the same,' Frappart said in the 2022 interview. 'Women's football is getting faster and faster. It's only the tactical approach that is different. But that's just like how there's different styles of play between Europe, Africa and South America. When you're refereeing national teams, the only difference is that the level is higher, because they're the best players in the country.' Her ventures have not been without challenge. In May 2024, Frappart had to be escorted off the pitch after the Greek Cup final she refereed between Panathinaikos and Aris. Frappart had issued three red cards in the match, including two for losing side Aris, who displayed an intense show of anger towards the referee after Georgios Vagiannidis scored the game's only goal seven minutes into stoppage time. Frappart is already acclimatised to the frenetic nature of this year's Euros in Switzerland. Significant decisions have been at the centre of almost all matches. She awarded a penalty to Norway in what could have been a crucial moment in their quarter-final against Italy, had Ada Hegerberg not spurned it, before Cristiana Girelli scored her second goal to take a late 2-1 win. Frappart also took charge of two group stage matches this summer. Upon her appointment for the final, UEFA refereeing director Roberto Rosetti praised Frappart's career thus far: 'Stephanie Frappart deserves this appointment as she is a role model for the young generation of female referees due to her professionalism and attitude on and off the pitch.'
The Independent
26-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
England v Spain referee: Who is trailblazing Euro 2025 final official Stephanie Frappart?
Stephanie Frappart will referee the Euro 2025 final between England and Spain, in the lastest in a long line of achievements for the trailblazing French official. Frappart, 41, is one of Uefa's leading officials and has made history by taking charge of several high-profile men's fixtures in recent years. Frappart became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match when she officated Germany's match against Costa Rica at the 2022 tournament. She also become the first woman to referee a men's Champions League match when she took charge of the fixture between Juventus and Dynamo Kyiv in 2020. In 2019, Frappart also became the first woman to referee a men's European final, overseeing Liverpool's victory over Chelsea in the Uefa Super Cup. In France, Frappart was also the first female referee to take charge of men's fixtures in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Frappart is also an experienced official in the women's game and officated matches at the 2023, 2019 and 2015 World Cups. At Euro 2025, Frappart took charge of the games between Germany and Poland, Switzerland and Finland, and the quarter-final between Italy and Norway. Frappart was the referee when the Lionesses defeated Brazil to win the 2023 Finalissima at Wembley, while she has also officiated the England men's team on two occasions, including last month's friendly defeat to Senegal at the City Ground. Frappart was the fourth official during the Euro 2022 final, then overseen by Ukraine's Kateryna Monzul, which was won by England when they defeated Germany in extra time at Wembley. Frappart said her appointment for the Euro 2025 final was a 'big honour and a proud moment'. Frappart is one of 13 elite female referees at Euro 2025 and Uefa has demanded high standards of the officials employed to take charge of games during the tournament. Uefa's managing director for refereeing Roberto Rosetti said all 13 referees at Euro 2025 passed the same fitness test that is conducted for the elite men's referees. The referee team for the Euro 2025 is multinational, with an Italian assistant referee in Francesca di Monte and an Italian fourth official in Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi. Referee team for Euro 2025 final Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France) Assistants: Camille Soriano (France), Francesca di Monte (Italy) 4th official: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) Reserve Assistant Referee: Susanne Küng (Switzerland) VAR Assistant: Christian Dingert (Germany)
The Guardian
04-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Germany v Poland: Women's Euro 2025
Update: Date: 2025-07-04T18:01:28.000Z Title: The teams Content: Germany: Berger, Gwinn, Minge, Knaak, Linder, Senss, Nusken, Brand, Dallmann, Buehl, Johannes, Hendrich, Wamser, Lohmann, Freigang, Dabritz, Zicai, Cerci, Kett, Hoffmann, Kleinherne, Mahmutovic. Poland: Szemik, Matysik, Szymczak, Dudek, Wiankowska, Achcinska, Pawollek, Kamczyk, Tomasiak, Pajor, Radkiewicz, Zieniewicz, Wos, Mesjasz, Zawistowska, Grabowska, Kokosz, Jedlinska, Slowinska, Krezyman, Adamek, Seweryn. Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France). Update: Date: 2025-07-04T18:00:47.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Germany are, by an absurd distance, the most successful team in Uefa Women's Euros history. They've won this championship (and its predecessor) eight times; Norway are next on the all-time list with two. Poland by comparison are making their tournament debut this evening. Then take the head-to-head record between these two countries: Germany 6, Poland 0, to an aggregate score of 28-3. As neighbourly rivalries go, it's a particularly lop-sided one. But in football there's always hope, and here's Poland's: they're currently on an 11-match unbeaten run, a sequence that incorporates ten wins. Yay! The only problem is, just before they began that run last year, they were beaten home and away by … you can tell where this is heading, can't you … Germany. A 4-1 defeat away, a 3-1 loss at home. Oh, and Germany are on a five-game winning run of their own, having scored 24 goals in those matches. Which may explain why you can get odds of 33-1 on their winning this evening. So this should be a shoo-in for Germany, a chance to make a statement like Spain did last night. We'll find out whether the Frauenteam make good on that promise soon enough. Kick-off is at 8pm UK time. It's on!
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."
