Football referee Sacchi in Italy was suspended for refusing to shake hands with a female referee
Italian football referee Euan Luca Sacchi has been suspended for refusing to shake hands with female referee Francesca Di Monte. Football Italia reports this.
The incident occurred at the Italian Championship match between the clubs Lecce and Sassuolo. In the tribune room, Sacchi shook hands with the team captains, as required by protocol, but avoided the outstretched hand of his assistant. The episode was broadcast on television, and the judge came under a wave of criticism.
The Italian Association of Arbitrators said it was an involuntary and misinterpreted gesture that could not be called sexist. Sacchi was suspended for one match.
At the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, a woman became the chief referee of a match for the first time. Frenchwoman Stefanie Frappart officiated at the third round of the group stage of the tournament between the national teams of Costa Rica and Germany, which took place on December 1 and ended with a victory for the Germans with a score of 4:2.
Source: Lenta
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