MUNICH (AP) – Bibiana Steinhaus, one of the top decorated referees of women’s football and the first female referee in Germany’s men’s Bundesliga, announced her retirement on Wednesday.
Steinhaus will oversee Wednesday’s German Super Cup men’s match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at their best.
“Like many other people at the time of the coronavirus situation, I have an idea about some things and think again,” he said on a german football federation website. “For tonight, I need the concentrate to go only to explain the reasons for my departure in more detail in due course.
Prior to her debut in the men’s most sensitive department in 2017, Steinhaus had taken the index of the most important games in women’s football and the time of the German men’s competition.
She oversaw the 2011 Women’s World Cup final when Japan beat the United States in the aftertime and the 2012 Women’s Olympic Gold Medal match, in which the United States beat Japan 2-1. In 2017, she refereed Lyon’s victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Ultimate women’s Champions League.
The president of the German federation, Fritz Keller, paid tribute to Steinhaus’s achievements.
“I am very sorry for Bibiana Steinhaus’ early retirement,” she said in a statement. “In the future, Not only will German football have to dispense with a suitable referee, but will also lose an exceptional personality and a pioneer in football. men’s camp. “
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