Connie Carberg is one of those unforgettable pioneers - the first female scout in NFL history, and a bigger-than-life personality whose influence on the Jets and America's game endures.

‘If my story can empower anyone regardless of your race and gender, that's what means something to me,’ Sarah Thomas, the NFL's first permanent female official, tells attendees at Women of the ...

Louise Thompson will become the first female to referee a men's Irish Premiership game when she takes charge of Saturday's match between Crusaders and Dungannon Swifts at Seaview. The Fifa ...

In September 2021 Maia Chaka became the first black woman to referee a National Football League game. She was only the third female referee in the NFL. Violet Palmer was not only the first African ...

Penso will be the first female referee to oversee an MLS game in 20 years. The last was Sandy Hunt on May 13, 2000. Many female referees in the years since have served as MLS assistant referees ...

In honor of Black History Month, Norfolk State University graduate Maia Chaka is honored as an HBCU Game Changer for their contributions as the first Black female NFL official, the second-ever ...