FIFA Referee Esther Azzopardi will make a much-awaited comeback in international football after UEFA announced that she has been appointed as the referee for the UEFA Women’s Champions League match Round of 16 first leg match between Brøndby IF (Denmark) and Gintra Universitetas (Lithuania) being played at the Brøndby Stadion on Sunday 9th November.
Esther Azzopardi shall be assisted by FIFA Assistant Referees Sian Massey (England) and Angela Kyriakou (Cyprus).
Hilda McDermott (Republic of Ireland) has been appointed as UEFA Referee Observer and Elena Kobak (Russia) has been appointed as UEFA Delegate.