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Stephanie Frappart to become first female referee to officiate men's Champions League game

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group G - Leicester City v FC Zorya Luhansk - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - October 22, 2020, Referee Stephanie Frappart during the match. [Reuters, Phil Noble]

France’s Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to take charge of a men’s Champions League game when Juventus host Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday.

Frappart, who turns 37 next month, was the first female referee to officiate in a major UEFA competition match when Liverpool played Chelsea in the Super Cup in Istanbul last year.

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