[custom_adv] Fernanda, who is just 25 years old, became an internet sensation after officiating a Brazilian Cup match between Sao Paolo and CRB. [custom_adv] Brazil's referee assistant Fernanda Colombo Uliana is greeted by Cruzeiro's Souza before the Brazilian championship soccer match between Atletico Mineiro and Cruzeiro. [custom_adv] "It's one more step towards winning people over," she told local paper Diario Catarinense on the issue of women refereeing matches. [custom_adv] Brazil's referee assistant Fernanda Colombo Uliana attends the Brazilian championship soccer match between Atletico Mineiro and Cruzeiro in Belo Horizonte May 11, 2014. Uliana has just been granted FIFA official status by the refereeing committee of the Brazilian Football Confederation. [custom_adv] Brazil's referee assistant Fernanda Colombo Uliana warms up before a Brazilian championship soccer match. [custom_adv] Fernanda Colombo este prima femeie chemată de FIFA să arbitreze meciurile de la Campionatul Mondial 2018 care are loc în Rusia, iar tânăra în vârstă de 25 de ani este considerată una dintre cele mai femei din Brazilia. Mai mult, Fernanda este prima femeie din istorie care are această onoare de a arbitra meciuri de la acest turneu final. [custom_adv] World Cup referee Sandro Ricci (44) and former assistant referee Fernanda Colombo (27) announced live on TV that they are engaged and will soon be getting married. Invited to participate in a Brazilian TV show, the two of them were holding hands all the time, even when the other participants played tricks. [custom_adv] Born on 24 April 1991, Fernanda Colombo began working as an assistant referee in 2010 and was recognised by FIFA four years later. But within the sport plagued her and marred the achievement. In February 2017, she retired her flag and went on to write a book on football rules called "Exposed in a More Playful Way", and is looking for a publisher to release it. [custom_adv] [custom_adv] She explained: "I have new priorities in life. I still love football and refereeing, and will follow new projects in the sport. My goal now is to launch the book and work in sports journalism. Fernanda was heavily criticised for flagging Cruzeiro star Alisson offside when through on goal in a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Mineiro in 2014. [custom_adv] Speaking to Globo, Cruzeiro chief Alexandre Mattos blasted: "The woman AR is pretty, but she is not ready. The guys scream and she misses. If she is pretty, go pose for Playboy, not work in football." [custom_adv] The next year, Fernanda switched from the Catarinense Federation to the Pernambucana, but controversy followed her. "Unfortunately, mistakes will always be more remembered than the correct ones".
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