UEFA Champions League: Stephanie Frappart set to become first woman to referee men's game

Stephanie Frappart will make history on Wednesday when Juventus take on Dynamo Kyiv by becoming the first woman to officiate a men’s Champions League as a center referee.

The Frenchwoman took charge when Liverpool and Chelsea met in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup and became the first woman to referee a major men’s game in UEFA competition.

She has previously officiated men’s Europa League games, overseeing her first Europa League game when Leicester City welcomed Zorya Luhansk to the King Power Stadium.

Frappart refereeing the 2019 Women’s World Cup final between the USA and the Netherlands also underlines her credentials as one of the most sought after officials in the women’s game, leading to her transition to the echelons of the men’s game.

She has also officiated Ligue 1 games in her homeland of France since 2019.

Swiss referee Nicole Petignat was the first woman to officiate in UEFA organized men’s match when she refereed the UEFA Cup qualification round

Switzerland’s Nicole Petignat was the first woman to referee Uefa men’s matches when she took charge of Uefa Cup qualifying round games between 2004 and 2009.