Kateryna Monzul made history in 2016 when she became the first female referee in Ukraine to officiate a soccer match in the men’s top division, a game between Chornomorets Odesa against Volyn Lutsk.
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Ukrainian referee Kateryna Monzul gestures during the France 2019 Women's World Cup quarter-final football match between France and USA, on June 28, 2019, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.