A transgender referee will make history on Monday by taking charge of an international football match on Monday, a historic moment contacted “immense pride” and “deep humility” to pursue the cause of the transgender community.
According to the UEFA, when 30 -year -old Sapir Burman committed a crime of women’s under -17 Euro qualifiers between Northern Ireland and Montenegro in Belfast, it would be the first for European football.
The 14-year-old referee’s veteran told AFP in a statement, “It’s a huge feeling-proud, indescribable enthusiasm-more than anything, this is an opportunity I like, he who shapes me in the world and where I grew up,” The 14-year-old referee’s veteran told AFP in a statement.
“I step into the moment with deep humility and enthusiasm, expect my best, to represent my country, to stand for my sisters in the transgender community, and to show that every dream is possible.”
Burman said that the moment of success is also deep symbolic for adolescent girls who will play this week.
The referee said, “When young players see diversity on the field, it helps to normalize the inclusion, and it sends a strong message that what matters is what the commitment and commitment is,” the referee said.
England’s Lucy Clarke became the first transgender woman in the world to referee in a semi-pessever English League in 2018, but never internationally.
Burman has been referee for 14 years.
Since 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed associations to establish their criteria to avoid potential “ratioless benefits” for transgender athletes.
World Rugby has excluded transgender players from women’s competitions due to “excessive risk of injury” in the contact game.
Meanwhile, the International Shooting Federation concluded that competitions had “no use” associated with male hormones.
