Manuela Nicolosi was asked to be more restrained.
Manuela Nicolosi told about the treatment she received. PDO
Has had a long career as a linesman Manuela Nicolosi45, says in an interview with Quotidiano Sportivo that looks have been a hindrance in his career.
Or rather, how it is viewed in the football world.
– All my predecessors told me that you need to be less striking, you attract too much attention, Nicolosi says about the advice he received in France.
Nicolosi is active on social media, where he posts pictures of himself at dinner and sunbathing, for example.
He says that “visibility” denied him the opportunity to rise above the series level.
– I meant to stop. Technical errors and bagging fitness tests are their own thing, but I was stopped by being told I was being blatant. That’s a pretty big deal.
Originally, she says that she changed Italy to France because she noticed that the career opportunities of refereeing in her native country were limited as a woman.
Nicolosi has refereed more than 200 matches in men’s and leagues. Among them are appearances in the women’s EC and WC competitions and the 2016 Olympic Games. In 2019, she was part of the all-female refereeing team for the UEFA Super Cup, which saw Liverpool and Chelsea face off.
Nicolosi referees games these days Gerard Piqué in the Kings League founded in 2022.