DOMINIC KING: For some‚ it was like the last throw of the discus in an Olympic final - arms stretched wide like an aeroplane‚ the force and propulsion drawing gasps of disbelief.

A top female referee has hit out at the sport's sexist environment and claimed she was once told to tone down her looks after 'attracting too much attention'. Manuela Nicolosi‚ 45‚ has officiated more than 200 professional matches across men's and women's football during her career - and has even been named in Fortune Italia's 50 Most Powerful Women. Boasting an impressive CV‚ having officiated at both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games‚ she became the first Italian to referee a Women's World Cup final in 2019 and was an assistant during Liverpool's Super Cup victory over Chelsea that same year.

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