Katia Itzel Garcia Breaks 20-Year Barrier as First Female Referee in Men's First Division Football Match in Mexico
The 31-year-old García has had a FIFA referees' badge since 2019 and worked at last year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She also was the main referee in the match between the United States and Canada in the Gold Cup semifinals.
Mexico City, March 8: A female referee was appointed Thursday to officiate a men's first-division match in Mexico for the first time in 20 years. Katia Itzel García will referee the match between Pachuca and Queretaro in the 11th round of the Clausura tournament. Italian Soccer President Gabriele Gravina Under Investigation for Alleged Embezzlement.
The 31-year-old García has had a FIFA referees' badge since 2019 and worked at last year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She also was the main referee in the match between the United States and Canada in the Gold Cup semifinals.
The first woman in Mexico to referee a men's first division match was Virginia Tovar, who did it on Feb. 22, 2004, in a match between America and Irapuato. Brighton Fans in Rome Hospital After Stabbings Before Team's Europa League 2023-24 Game Against AS Roma.
Tovar worked only one men's match and retired four years later.
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