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Yoshimi Yamashita said she felt “pride and responsibility” on Friday after being named one of Qatar’s 3 female referees, a novelty at the men’s World Cup.
FIFA, soccer’s governing body, made history on Thursday by appointing Yamashita along with France’s Stéphanie Frappart and Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga on a list of 36 referees for the World Cup.
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