{"id":10565,"date":"2025-02-13T01:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T06:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soccernoticias.com\/blog\/?p=10565"},"modified":"2025-02-13T01:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T06:29:02","slug":"catarina-campos-to-make-portuguese-history-as-first-women-to-referee-a-top-flight-match-pacos-ferreira-x-feirense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soccernoticias.com\/blog\/catarina-campos-to-make-portuguese-history-as-first-women-to-referee-a-top-flight-match-pacos-ferreira-x-feirense\/","title":{"rendered":"Catarina Campos to Make History as First Female to Referee a Portuguese Professional Match (Pacos Ferreira x Feirense)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiyh6D2_L-LAxVHEGIAHdIsIskQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Translated text: atarina Campos is preparing to become the first woman to referee a game in professional men's football competitions. According to the appointment map of the Arbitration Council (CA) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the 39-year-old judge will direct the game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense, counting for the 22nd round of the II League. In addition to Catarina Campos, Andreia Sousa and Vanessa Gomes (assistants), as well as Cristina Amaral (fourth referee) will join the arbitration team. In VAR there will be Rui Costa and Nuno Manso. Remember that Catarina Campos has been international since 2018 and has been part of the UEFA elite category for around a year and a half. The game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense is scheduled for 2pm this Saturday.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Referee Catarina Campos will make history on Saturday <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">when she works the middle of Saturday&#8217;s<\/span> second-division match between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira x Feirense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiyh6D2_L-LAxVHEGIAHdIsIskQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Translated text: atarina Campos is preparing to become the first woman to referee a game in professional men's football competitions. According to the appointment map of the Arbitration Council (CA) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the 39-year-old judge will direct the game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense, counting for the 22nd round of the II League. In addition to Catarina Campos, Andreia Sousa and Vanessa Gomes (assistants), as well as Cristina Amaral (fourth referee) will join the arbitration team. In VAR there will be Rui Costa and Nuno Manso. Remember that Catarina Campos has been international since 2018 and has been part of the UEFA elite category for around a year and a half. The game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense is scheduled for 2pm this Saturday.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">She will become the first female to referee a professional match in Portuguese men&#8217;s football. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiyh6D2_L-LAxVHEGIAHdIsIskQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Translated text: atarina Campos is preparing to become the first woman to referee a game in professional men's football competitions. According to the appointment map of the Arbitration Council (CA) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the 39-year-old judge will direct the game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense, counting for the 22nd round of the II League. In addition to Catarina Campos, Andreia Sousa and Vanessa Gomes (assistants), as well as Cristina Amaral (fourth referee) will join the arbitration team. In VAR there will be Rui Costa and Nuno Manso. Remember that Catarina Campos has been international since 2018 and has been part of the UEFA elite category for around a year and a half. The game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense is scheduled for 2pm this Saturday.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Campos will join Andreia Sousa and Vanessa Gomes (assistants), as well as Cristina Amaral (fourth referee) on Saturday&#8217;s arbitration team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiyh6D2_L-LAxVHEGIAHdIsIskQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Translated text: atarina Campos is preparing to become the first woman to referee a game in professional men's football competitions. According to the appointment map of the Arbitration Council (CA) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the 39-year-old judge will direct the game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense, counting for the 22nd round of the II League. In addition to Catarina Campos, Andreia Sousa and Vanessa Gomes (assistants), as well as Cristina Amaral (fourth referee) will join the arbitration team. In VAR there will be Rui Costa and Nuno Manso. Remember that Catarina Campos has been international since 2018 and has been part of the UEFA elite category for around a year and a half. The game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense is scheduled for 2pm this Saturday.\">Campos has been an international referee since 2018 and has been in the UEFA elite category for about a year and a half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiyh6D2_L-LAxVHEGIAHdIsIskQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Translated text: atarina Campos is preparing to become the first woman to referee a game in professional men's football competitions. According to the appointment map of the Arbitration Council (CA) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the 39-year-old judge will direct the game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense, counting for the 22nd round of the II League. In addition to Catarina Campos, Andreia Sousa and Vanessa Gomes (assistants), as well as Cristina Amaral (fourth referee) will join the arbitration team. In VAR there will be Rui Costa and Nuno Manso. Remember that Catarina Campos has been international since 2018 and has been part of the UEFA elite category for around a year and a half. The game between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira and Feirense is scheduled for 2pm this Saturday.\">The match will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Est\u00e1dio Capital do M\u00f3vel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Referee Catarina Campos will make history on Saturday when she works the middle of Saturday&#8217;s second-division match between Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira x Feirense. 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