Being a trailblazing World Cup referee with Tori Penso | Full Time Podcast

This summer, Tori Penso became the first American woman to be a head referee at a mens World Cup match. That piece of soccer history followed on from her taking the womens World Cup final in Sydney, Australia, three years ago. Along with her assistants, Brooke Mayo and Kathrin Nesbitt, Penso has been blazing a trail for women referees in the mens and womens games. So, what is it like to referee at a World Cup? On this episode of Full Time, hosts Meg Linehan and Tamerra Griffin are joined by Penso to take the listener inside the World Cup from a referees perspective. The interview also unpacks Pensos journey to being one of the worlds elite officials, how technology is impacting her profession, and what she wants fans and players alike to know about what its like to be under so much scrutiny on the pitch. ------------ #nwsl #uswnt #worldcup ------------ Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here