Frapar French is not afraid to lead the game "Super European"

French Stephanie Frapar, who will enter the history on Wednesday after being named to lead the Super European Cup match between Liverpool and Chelsea in Istanbul, confirmed that she felt no fear.

"I do not think so, we have to develop (as women) physically, technically and tactically to be at the same level as men, nothing changes me."

Frapar will mark history as the first woman to lead a match of a European Grand Prix. She will be helped by her fellow Frenchman Manuela Nicolosi and Irishwoman Michelle O'Neill as assistant referees, as was the case during the Women's World Cup final, which the United States United beat 2-0 and kept the title.

The match between Istanbul, Champions League and Chelsea, champion of Europe Europa League, will not be the first for Frapar in the men's competitions. In 2014, she was honored to be the first woman to lead the Ligue 1 first class matches.

In April, Frapar became the first woman to lead a men's Ligue 1 match between Amiens and Strasbourg (0-0), followed by a second match between Nice and Nantes (1-1) in May.

Frapar, who works three days a week in a sports federation and runs football matches (this season will be judged full-time after being promoted to the French first division), is not the first woman to organize a men's competition in a European competition, preceded by the Swiss Nicole Bettinia. Three European Cup qualifiers were judged between 2004 and 2009, but the French are the first to give a match of this importance.

Frapar revealed that the main tasks that had been entrusted to her "have certainly changed my life because I have become more famous in the world", pointing out that the conduct of a men's match does not differ from one's match for women because "I do not see a lot of differences, the idea of ​​the foot is the same".

Roberto Rossetti, chairman of the UEFA referees committee, acknowledged that he had proposed to appoint Frapar to lead a match of this caliber in men's after watching at the World Cup female in the hope of inspiring thousands of young referees around the world.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard was comfortable with Wednesday's match being led by a woman. "This is good news and I am very happy that we are part of this historic moment that should have happened a long time ago."

"I think we have been very slow on the issue (appoint a female referee in a men's match) and we are now trying to catch up with it.It's still a long way to go, but for tomorrow, that's a good thing. is a great moment. "