Jacqui Melksham

Jacqui Melksham (born 12 October 1978 in Australia) is an Australian graphic designer[1] who lives in Murarrie, Queensland. Meklsham also referees football (known as soccer in some countries).

Career

She 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.'

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/referees/referee=204359/index.html
  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