{"id":53797,"date":"2026-03-25T00:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53797"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:03:17","slug":"cn8955jedlkoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/25\/cn8955jedlkoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Women&#8217;s game needs more respect with officiating &#8211; Sonia Bompastor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bompastor was visibly upset on the touchline as she approached the fourth official to question the decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Chelsea&#8217;s players looked bemused and their frustrations grew, including Bompastor kicking a bottle, when Kadeisha Buchanan&#8217;s late effort was ruled out for a foul on goalkeeper Anneke Borbe, although replays showed that was the correct decision. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Asked what feedback she received from the officials on their decisions, Bompastor said: &#8220;Nothing. It&#8217;s always the same. You go to them and ask them to check they made the right decision, they always say &#8216;yeah, we are checking.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;But they made the wrong decision. Nothing changes. When a human makes a mistake, you can understand a little more but when there is the VAR, it&#8217;s really difficult. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s been the first time for us this season in the Champions League. When we played Barcelona, Catarina Macario&#8217;s goal was not offside. That changes a lot. I just think they need to be better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bompastor insisted she believes VAR is good for the women&#8217;s game but that the officials using it must be the &#8220;right people to check the situations&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Asked how the women&#8217;s game could be respected more, Bompastor said the solution would be to bring the &#8220;best&#8221; referees to the biggest games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;If that has to be coming from the men&#8217;s game, then maybe,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If it is coming from the women&#8217;s game, then [use] the best ones,&#8221; she added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We need to make those decisions. It&#8217;s really frustrating. We need to bring competence which is the most important thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Pesu, 36, has officiated throughout this year&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Champions League and oversaw two games at last summer&#8217;s European Championship, including the opening match between hosts Switzerland and Norway. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Arsenal #Chelsea #Womens #game #respect #officiating #Sonia #Bompastor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bompastor was visibly upset on the touchline as she approached the fourth official to question the decision. 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