Jacqui Melksham

Jacqui Melksham (born 12 October 1978) is an Australian football (soccer) referee.[1]

Career

Melksham officiated two matches at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: the opening match between Germany and Canada on 26 June 2011 which took place at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin;[2] and the quarterfinal match between Brazil and the United States on 10 July 2011 which took place at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion in Dresden.[3]

Many commentators[4] thought that Melksham did not call the U.S.-Brazil game well. Ray Ratto[5] said that she was not a 'thief', but just had a 'bad day at the office.' Melksham also works as a graphic designer.

References

  1. ↑ "Melksham given opening honour". FIFA. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.worldfootball.net/schiedsrichter_profil/jacqui-melksham/1/1/
  3. ↑ http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500014&tx_dfbnews_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=28123&tx_dfbnews_pi4%5Bcat%5D=167
  4. ↑ http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6756438/women-world-cup-why-us-capable-such-improbable-life-affirming-comebacks-david-hirshey
  5. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/general/story/15310665/us-women-rise-to-occasion-on-stage-set-by-refs-awful-day
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