Referee Tina Zafiropoulos has been named the Female Football Week Referee of the Year by Football Victoria.
Female Football Week is an annual initiative aimed at elevating women and girls and celebrating their contribution to the sport.
Zafiropoulos has refereed for over 20 years across all levels of junior, male and female age groups.
The recipient, who is described as a friendly and joyful character was also selected to referee the Futsul State Championships at La Trobe University earlier this year.
Last year Zafiropoulos was honoured at the Football Victoria Referee Awards for her 20 years of service, taking home a silver medal.
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Australia and New Zealand will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup next month, in what should be a major boost to women’s football in both nations.
As hosts, Australia automatically qualified, however both Greece and Cyprus failed to qualify for the tournament.
FIFA also announced an additional 250,000 tickets will be available across all 64 games from Tuesday June 6.
