History-making female referee rushed off pitch by police in shocking scenes

highly respected referee Stephanie frappart was escorted off the pitch by police during the Greek Cup Final yesterday the French official was chosen to take charge of the cup final clash between panthan Nikos and ARIS frappart who usually officiates in her home country of France was reportedly chosen for the high stakes Cup Final to avoid any concerns over violence or bias with a local Greek referee but even in spite of her disassociation with Greek football she was close to being in serious danger as she was rushed off the pitch following angry reactions from players and staff frappart issued 12 bookings during The Feisty affair with three players given their marching orders and things took a turn for the worse when panthan Nikos scored a 97th minute winner to seal cup glory after Aris had seen two of their players sent off in the second half read more in football Roy O boy 10 hag takes out a season's frustration on Roy Kean with brutal J Eurovision play our bracket challenge game for free ahead of this Summer's Euros the late goal coupled with the punishments that frappart had dished out led to emotions boiling over and players and staff from the Aris Dugout confronting the referee him show fra heart surrounded by players and coaching staff while police form a barrier to help her safely leave the pitch as a result of the shocking confrontation unbelievably Aris Club president theodoros karipidis was also seen on the pitch confronting the official the Cup Final was already being played behind closed doors is a result of concerns over fan trouble most read in football te hag latest man united consider manager uturn pochettino talks Marshall set to Lea be off 45 million p man united star becomes unemployed aged 28 as he pens emotional letter blue swooped Chelsea close to hiring Enzo maresa for 10 million compensation after leester talks GR close Jack greish nearly falls off Man City parade bus twice as teammates stop him best free BET signup offers for ukb k m a k r SS U NS p o r TS Transfer News l i v s a y in the know this summer with the sun's transfer experts Bayern Munich lineup Sensational transfer for Jack greish to team up with Harry Kane under X-Man City Star Vincent company Aston Villa a reported close to resigning Ross Barkley on a permanent basis Arsenal want to sign a new Striker before their preseason tour follow our live transfer blog for all the latest deals gossip and exclusives frappart made history by becoming the first female to ever referee the Greek Cup Final and it's not the first time she has etched her name into the record books either she became the first woman to referee a major men's European match and a French League 1 match in 2019 eight bizarre football rules you may not know before then becoming the first female referee of a Champions League match in 2020 frappart continued to be a Trailblazer for female officials when during the 2022 Qatar World Cup she became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match in an all female refereeing team [Music] e e