So Nicandro, then a wide-eyed 21-year-old in 2013, signed up for training as part of the pool of female referees for the PBA Developmental League. PBA referee Janine Nicandro with her fellow ...

Michel, 30, is currently the only female referee in Germany's top three professional football leagues and took charge of the 3. Liga game between SC Verl and Rot-Weiss Essen last Friday.

"I refereed three pool matches, a quarter-final and the ... Lee says the biggest challenge for female referees is fitness. "I do all kinds of running - long-distance and sprints - and sit-ups ...