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- Next month's Copa America will be the first edition of the continental men's football tournament to have female referees, South America's soccer governing body said on Friday.
Copa America, which runs from June 20 to July 14 hosted by the United States, will have a total of 101 match officials, including eight women.Edina Alves of Brazil and Maria Victoria Penso of the United States will be referees in the tournament. They will be supported by Tatiana Guzman of Nicaragua, a VAR official.
Brazilian Neuza Back, Mary Blanco of Colombia, Migdalia Rodriguez of Venezuela, and Americans Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt will join as assistants."Aiming at the development and professionalisation of more women on and off the field, promoting gender equality in various tournaments." In 2021, Alves became the first woman to referee a senior men's FIFA tournament at the Club World Cup. Back and Nesbitt officiated matches in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Penso, Mayo, and Nesbitt have also been selected as match officials at the 2024 Olympic football tournament in France.It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. Our 100 journalists strive to inform and improve our East Coast communities by delivering impartial, high-impact, local journalism that provokes thought and action.
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