<p>Next month's Copa America will be the first edition of the continental men's football tournament to have female referees, South America's soccer governing body (CONMEBOL) said on Friday.</p><p>Copa America, which runs from June 20 to July 14 hosted by the United States, will have a total of 101 match officials, including eight women.</p><p>Edina Alves of Brazil and Maria Victoria Penso of the United States will be referees in the tournament. They will be supported by Tatiana Guzman of Nicaragua, a VAR official.</p>.South Korea appoint another interim coach for football World Cup qualifiers.<p>Brazilian Neuza Back, Mary Blanco of Colombia, Migdalia Rodriguez of Venezuela, and Americans Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt will join as assistants.</p><p>"This is a significant commitment undertaken by CONMEBOL since 2016," CONMEBOL said in a statement.</p><p>"Aiming at the development and professionalisation of more women on and off the field, promoting gender equality in various tournaments."</p><p>In 2021, Alves became the first woman to referee a senior men's FIFA tournament at the Club World Cup. Back and Nesbitt officiated matches in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.</p><p>Penso, Mayo, and Nesbitt have also been selected as match officials at the 2024 Olympic football tournament in France.</p>
<p>Next month's Copa America will be the first edition of the continental men's football tournament to have female referees, South America's soccer governing body (CONMEBOL) said on Friday.</p><p>Copa America, which runs from June 20 to July 14 hosted by the United States, will have a total of 101 match officials, including eight women.</p><p>Edina Alves of Brazil and Maria Victoria Penso of the United States will be referees in the tournament. They will be supported by Tatiana Guzman of Nicaragua, a VAR official.</p>.South Korea appoint another interim coach for football World Cup qualifiers.<p>Brazilian Neuza Back, Mary Blanco of Colombia, Migdalia Rodriguez of Venezuela, and Americans Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt will join as assistants.</p><p>"This is a significant commitment undertaken by CONMEBOL since 2016," CONMEBOL said in a statement.</p><p>"Aiming at the development and professionalisation of more women on and off the field, promoting gender equality in various tournaments."</p><p>In 2021, Alves became the first woman to referee a senior men's FIFA tournament at the Club World Cup. Back and Nesbitt officiated matches in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.</p><p>Penso, Mayo, and Nesbitt have also been selected as match officials at the 2024 Olympic football tournament in France.</p>