Articles (in Dutch, so if interested, use google translate): https://sportnieuws.nl/voetbal/nieu...e-arbiter-shona-shukrula-2024100419343074289/ https://sportnieuws.nl/voetbal/nieu...21442270804/?referrer=https://duckduckgo.com/ https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/emotionele...rijk-voor-mijn-carriere-maar-ook-voor-de-knvb
Unknown material about history of women referres in the Netherlands found from the 1960ies. use google translate for the whole article. https://sportgeschiedenis.nl/sporte...ht-op-de-geschiedenis-van-het-vrouwenvoetbal/ Secret training In the early 1960s, the KNVB department in Alkmaar started a campaign for new youth referees, for which Ineke Boom, Klasina Laan and Nel Rentenaar signed up. They were admitted to the training, which was revolutionary for the time. Women weren't even allowed to play football back then. KNVB chairman Toon Schröder therefore pronounced a ban, but that was ignored by the football administrators in Alkmaar. Behind closed curtains, these three were secretly prepared for their first matches in youth football. On June 11, 1961, they made their debut during a tournament in Alkmaar, which generated enormous media attention. This was not only new in the Netherlands, but also in international football. Until then, no women were trained as football referees in the whole world, so this scoop was also noticed by foreign media.
https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2024...fig13Fm9BF8EHGa9rg_aem_MeESWoPGKdcyaiMLbllf_w Steinhaus-Webb named head of FIFA women’s refereeing
Law 5 - The Ref · 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup - Final appointments. Two CONMEBOL trios will referee the last two games of the tournament in Dominican Republic. Brazilian Daiane Muniz will be in the middle for the final between North Korea and Spain, while Bolivia's Alejandra Quisbert will handle third place game USA - England. Third Place Game 3 November 2024 USA - ENGLAND Referee: Alejandra Quisbert BOL Assistant Referee 1: Gabriela Moreno PER Assistant Referee 2: Vera Yupanqui PER Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetković SRB Reserve Assistant Referee: Ainhoa Fernández Ruiz AND Final 3 November 2024 NORTH KOREA - SPAIN Referee: Daiane Muniz BRA Assistant Referee 1: Maira Mastella BRA Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Gomes BRA Fourth Official: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN Reserve Assistant Referee: Gabrielle Lemieux CAN
Shona Shukrula has been appointed by UEFA to manage the Youth League match between Internazionale and Arsenal. That is her international debut in men's football. Last month, Shukrula became the first female referee in Dutch professional football at TOP Oss against ADO Den Haag