Referee Hussein honoured at Gothenburg date
Friday 14 May 2021
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German referee Riem Hussein is determined to produce a performance to match the occasion when she takes charge of Sunday’s UEFA Women’s Champions League final between Chelsea and Barcelona in Gothenburg.
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“If no one speaks about me, then I’m happy….” Riem Hussein confirms one of refereeing’s golden rules – namely, that if a referee’s match performance isn’t being debated, then the official has done a good job.
“I’m extremely proud,” the 40-year old pharmacist from the town of Bad Harzburg in Lower Saxony says of her first assignment to referee a major international final. “There are a lot of great UEFA referees who would also have deserved the appointment for this match. I feel honoured to have UEFA’s trust – I hope that I can pay back this trust with my performance. I’d like people to think that I was the right choice.”