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Stephanie Frappart officiates men’s game
French referee Stephanie Frappart, the first female referee for a men's Champions League game

STEPHANIE FRAPPART made history on Wednesday after becoming the first female referee to take charge of a men’s Champions League game.

The 36-year-old Frenchwoman officiated Juventus’s 3-0 win over Dynamo Kiev in Turin.

Frappart was already the first female referee for a major Uefa competition match when Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties in the Super Cup in Istanbul last year.

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