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Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to officiate a major men's European match when she took charge of Wednesday's Uefa Super Cup.

History-making aside, the French official had to deal with VAR reviews, penalty decisions and back chat from players - so all in all just a normal night in the life of any referee.

Along with her all-female team of assistant referees, Manuela Nicolosi of Italy and Michelle O'Neill from the Republic of Ireland, Frappart received praise from pundits and fans for her measured performance as Liverpool beat Chelsea in a penalty shootout.

"I think she's had a great game - she's been brilliant in what's been a difficult game," former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole told BT Sport.

"She's been excellent and let the game flow and got most of the big decisions right. She's handled it fantastically well."

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Glenn Hoddle noted Frappart's fitness in humid conditions in Istanbul, saying: "It's gone to extra time for her as well. The pace will be quicker in the men's game but she's kept up and done an excellent job."

There were three yellow cards given out, including one for Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta, which prompted the Spaniard and team-mate Jorginho to crowd the official.

But the only moment of real contention came when Frappart awarded Chelsea an extra-time penalty after Tammy Abraham went down in the box under a challenge from Liverpool keeper Adrian.

The video assistant referee looked at the decision and decided there was no clear and obvious error, although the contact from the goalkeeper looked minimal.

Adrian admitted afterwards "I touched him", but added "he was looking for that".

There was lots of praise for Frappart on social media as well:

Joe Kabyemela: Great game but the undoubted star of the show was the ref. OK, wrong penalty decision but overall absolutely storming performance

The Unbearables: Referee has had all the spotlight on her during the #LIVCHE game and, to be fair, has done really well. Hats off to her.

The Big Payback: Think this female referee and the lineswomen are crushing it. Vastly superior to most Prem officials. Great to see. Can't imagine the amount of pressure they've been feeling leading up to the match.

Sebastian Smith-Cox: Best thing about having a woman referee in the #SuperCup game is 87 mins gone and I've only just remembered that there is a woman referee in the #SuperCup game. Equality in action.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49352647

Referees that doesn't have breast, those ones na Ref? Abeg someone should put a better meme jare.

But she was always far from the ball... She couldn't keep up with the men's pase

Persin wey no see ordinary foul. For me she's poor but tried.

logon599:
I only watched the second half but I must confess she put in a solid performance. The occasion and the players on show didn't faze her one bit.

Though it was funny watching the players first get angry when she blows against them, then remember it's a woman and not Anthony Taylor or Micheal Oliver and immediately curtail their anger

That's women for you. They scold you like a loving mother. Those players, in their mind, respect and love women. Woman wrapper most men are.

If women is being used to ref men matches, hmmmm, expression of all kinds of emotion peculiar to women will be introduced into the game. And the matches will have a touch of feminine . . . Abeg who go help me complete the sentence, I need to take a nap.

chelsea fans right now on sighting the headline.............

Oh didn't notice the ref was female, no wonder the players composed themselves.

Chithauri:
rubbish. Uefa are racist. will they allow a man referee female football?

Racist??!... You mean "sexist"... Times are changing... Soon, women will be coaching men football teams, and probably win trophies with them.

Who knows, soon they will integrate sexes into the same teams and leagues.

Chithauri:
rubbish. Uefa are racist. will they allow a man referee female football?

Both male and female are they not part of the human race?

I just don't get why these women can't go do their own thing and own it while staying off men's thing.

Just look how they are trying so hard to make effeminate most action packed men movies so much so that our beloveth BOND is now a women show.

Spit

spartoo:
I don't really buy the idea of women handling such situations when there are capable men. It's just like when a man's wife is ordering him around

what are you trying to say "Uncle"? You are one of the people that look down on women. What situations are women supposed to handle Uncle? ��

spartoo:
I don't really buy the idea of women handling such situations when there are capable men. It's just like when a man's wife is ordering him around

what are you trying to say "Uncle"? You are one of the people that look down on women. What situations are women supposed to handle Uncle?

spartoo:
I don't really buy the idea of women handling such situations when there are capable men. It's just like when a man's wife is ordering him around

dont mind dem, nonsense...
as if a female football has ever been given to a male ref to officiate.
let d males face dem more strenuous football and d females face der own make everybody do hin tin

.SIMPs everywhere.. Football don dey die small small..
Bringing women to every male space is not a good idea to me..
This is distraction to the good game of soccer and later them go accuse a player of mistakenly or deliberately touching the ref some how in the field of play.

somebody1:
what are you trying to say "Uncle"? You are one of the people that look down on women. What situations are women supposed to handle Uncle?

Oga this is unit d matter of looking down on women they are humans as well, this is more of hold ur peace make i hold my peace, dont u knw dat her appointment fir yesterday's match was a loss to one male ref who was supposed to officiate dat match yday?? i can only comend d authorities wen a female match is bn given to a male ref to oficiate.

somebody1:
what are you trying to say "Uncle"? You are one of the people that look down on women. What situations are women supposed to handle Uncle? ��

women should referee their women match while men referee theirs. If it were a man that was brought to referee that match and it was a final in women's competition feminists would've shut down the internet shouting misogyny and their other rubbish. Why should women be allowed to referee men's match when men cannot referee women's match?

She tried, but she no still try.

exstreve:
Local men are impressed

Lol u no well oo, soo na wetin u dey find upandan b dis?? how u take find dis out self??

Wonderful refereeing from a beautiful woman.

Meanwhile I saw this somewhere:


Man City has a striker called JESUS n Liverpool has striker called MOHAMMED.So Chelsea decided to field a striker called ABRAHAM...


The rest is history...

I tried it and it didn't work, the card can't load anymore

when will a man officiate women game

No b same woman chelsea fans say spoil d match... These Agbero fans eeh

urchcoded:

Both male and female are they not part of the human race?

then why are u restraining men from handling female matches

....ah ah, we like joke 4 ds country

miteolu:
I hope to see female officiating in Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL)

She tried in such sn important game. She was not overwhelmed at all

The centre referee and her assistants had an excellent performance.Kudos!

logon599:
I only watched the second half but I must confess she put in a solid performance. The occasion and the players on show didn't faze her one bit.

Though it was funny watching the players first get angry when she blows against them, then remember it's a woman and not Anthony Taylor or Micheal Oliver and immediately curtail their anger

That's sexist, they shouldn't "curtail" their anger just because she's a woman. Female referees shouldn't get special treatment! Lash out at her and face the repercussions as would have been the case if it was a male referee. Equality, not softer players is what we need. Diego Costa would have given her a show!

She did have a great game, and i commend UefA for the decision to use a female referee.

Because say na woman now every men dey say good job

When will men open their eyes � God

Sonfethopia:


Gender equality u meant.

male referees have been officiating women's game for quite some time now.

lilbest4:
women should referee their women match while men referee theirs. If it were a man that was brought to referee that match and it was a final in women's competition feminists would've shut down the internet shouting misogyny and their other rubbish. Why should women be allowed to referee men's match when men cannot referee women's match?

I see nothing wrong in that. There is no law that says that a man should not be a referee in women's competition . The bottom line is she performed well save the final penalty kick. Whether you are a woman or a man should never be an issue. The issue should be "did the person perform well in the task entrusted in the person's hand?" . As regards the situation at hand. I can conveniently say that the referee performed well.