Last year, the Ukrainian referee sent a friend a meeting after Stephanie Frappart, and then she immediately let two more colleagues go ahead of her.

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has announced the list of the world's top referees for the 2023 season, in which place the Ukrainian referee Katerina Monzul found out..

According to the international organization, which collects and systematizes football statistics in the world, the native of Kharkov became fourth on the list of the most popular football referees among women with bags of the past, scoring 29 points.

It is significant that in the 2022 round IFFHS placed Monzul on the other side, but now the Ukrainian missed ahead not only to the canonical Stefanie Frappart from France (116 points), but also from Tory Penso from the USA (99 points) and Cheryl Foster from Wales (54 points).

Rating of the world's top referees for the IFFHS version (TOP 5):.

Stephanie Frappart (France) 116 points 2. Tori Penso (USA) - 99 3. Cheryl Foster (Wales) - 54 4. Katerina Monzul (Ukraine) – 29 5. Rebecca Welsh (England) – 28.