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Referees list for Euros announced

The UEFA Referees’ Committee has appointed the 12 referees and their referee assistant teams
who will take charge of the 31 matches at UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, which will take place in
England from 6 to 31 July.
The full list of referees who have been selected (in alphabetical order):
Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Riem Hussein (Germany)
Rebecca Welch (England)
In addition, as part of an exchange programme within the framework of the cooperation
agreement between UEFA and the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL, a
South American referee will join the European group of referees for the UEFA Women’s EURO,
as was the case for UEFA EURO 2020.
Venezuelan referee Emikar Calderas Barrera and her assistants will be part of the team in
England, while a European refereeing team (to be announced) will officiate together with the
CONMEBOL referees selected for the Copa América Femenina 2022 in Colombia in July.
Each refereeing team will consist of a referee, two assistant referees, a fourth official, and
a team of two video assistant referees (VAR) at the stadium. Video assistant referees are being
deployed for the first time at all matches in a UEFA Women’s EURO final tournament.
UEFA’s Chief Refereeing Officer, Roberto Rosetti, said: "We have had some tough
decisions to make on which referees will go to the Women’s EURO, because we now have a
growing group of high-calibre officials from which to choose.
“Having assessed the referees at our preparation courses, and after following their
performances in UEFA competitions, we know that the selected officials have all it takes to
deliver confident and uniform decision-making at the final tournament,” Rosetti added. “Some
of the referees will be taking charge of matches in the closing stages of this season’s UEFA
Women’s Champions League, before the entire team begins to focus on the challenge that lies
ahead of them in England this summer.”
Euro 2022 roadshow plans

UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 has announced plans for its free national Roadshow that will
showcase the best of football, fitness and music, providing families, fans and those that are yet
to experience football with the opportunity to get involved in an unmissable tournament.
The family and local community-focused Roadshow will travel 800 miles, making 10 stops
across 43 days, beginning on 21 May in Sheffield and finishing on 2 July in London – just a few
days before the tournament’s opening match at Old Trafford.
As the Women’s EURO draws closer, organisers are aiming to inspire more communities,
particularly young people and families, to encourage them to get involved in the biggest
European women’s sport event in history.
The schedule includes visiting each of the tournament’s nine Host Cities, Brighton & Hove,
London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Rotherham, Sheffield, Southampton, Trafford and Wigan
& Leigh, where fans will be able to watch some of the best players in the world compete at a local
stadium. The additional tenth stop will be at Elland Road, Leeds ahead of England Women’s
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