Bibiana Steinhaus was promoted to the list of Bundesliga officials in May but has yet to take charge of a top-flight game.
Bibiana Steinhaus will make history in Germany on Sunday when she becomes the first woman to referee a Bundesliga game.
The German football federation confirmed on Thursday that the 38-year-old police officer is to take charge of Hertha Berlin’s home game against Werder Bremen, confirming her place among the league’s elite group of 24 referees.
“She deserves it through her great performances,” Bremen coach Alexander Nouri said.
Hoffenheim’s Julian Nagelsmann added: “I’m happy. It’s all the same…
Bibiana Steinhaus was promoted to the list of Bundesliga officials in May but has yet to take charge of a top-flight game.
Bibiana Steinhaus is set to become the first female referee to officiate in Bundesliga when Hertha Berlin host Werder Bremen at the Olympiastadion on Sunday, Berlin-based tabloid B.Z. has reported.
Steinhaus was promoted to the list of Bundesliga officials in May, after already officiating 80 matches in the 2. Bundesliga in the last decade.
The 38-year-old, a police inspector by profession, is reportedly due to take charge of Hertha’s game against Bremen, 18 years after Steinhaus first officiated…
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