Sian Massey-Ellis
Full name | Sian Louise Massey-Ellis[1] | ||
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Birth name | Sian Louise Massey | ||
Born |
Coventry, England[1] | 5 October 1985||
Other occupation | School teacher | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2008– | Premier League | Assistant Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2009– |
FIFA listed | Assistant Referee |
Sian Louise Massey-Ellis
She is based in Coventry, West Midlands.[8]
Career
Domestic career
In May 2009, Massey-Ellis was appointed fourth official for the year's
On 11 February 2010, Massey-Ellis refereed the season's
Massey-Ellis turned professional in March 2010, joining the
During a game between Cardiff City and Middlesbrough in May 2011, Massey was knocked over by Cardiff player Kevin McNaughton, although the incident was said, officially by the FA, to be an accident.[12]
In August 2011, Massey-Ellis was appointed to the Select Group of match officials.[13]
Massey-Ellis was appointed
Sexism controversy
After her second Premier League game, as an assistant in
Massey-Ellis was the subject of censorship by Iranian state TV broadcasters when she was an assistant referee for a 12 April 2021 Premier League game between Manchester United and Tottenham. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reportedly cut away from the game more than 100 times in order to avoid showing her legs, showing outdoor footage of London instead. Massey-Ellis was wearing shorts, and women are required to cover their legs and hair in public by Iranian law. Activist group My Stealthy Freedom publicly complained about the censorship. The channel allegedly had previously cancelled showing a 2019 match between Augsburg and Bayern Munich because a female referee would be officiating, and edited a broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw announcement due to co-host Maria Komandnaya.[22]
International career
Massey-Ellis's early international career has included involvement in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup by taking up the role of fourth official for England's 4–0 qualification stage win over Austria on 20 April 2006.[23] In September 2007 Massey was assistant referee at England Women's 2–1 international friendly defeat by Denmark Women. She was also an assistant referee for the qualification stage of UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[24]
Her involvement in the qualification stage for the Women's World Cup increased for the 2011 edition of the competition, taking up the role of assistant referee for Norway's 2–0 win over Ukraine,[25] Sweden's 1–0 away victory over the Czech Republic in Prague[26] and Belgium's 11–0 home win over Azerbaijan.[27]
In June 2017, Massey-Ellis was appointed to be an assistant referee for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.[28]
In May 2018 Massey-Ellis was appointed as an assistant in the
On 3 December 2018, Massey-Ellis was appointed to be an assistant referee at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[30]
On 24 October 2019, Massey-Ellis was appointed to her first Men's International fixture in a 0–0 draw between PSV Eindhoven and LASK in the UEFA Europa League.[31]
Personal life
She is married to Robert Ellis, who is also a football referee.[32][failed verification]
See also
- List of football referees
- Amy Fearn, first female Football League referee
- Wendy Toms, first female Football League and Premier League assistant referee
References
- ^ a b as per findmypast.com
- ^ "List of Football League officials". www.football-league.co.uk. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "England: Referees". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "England – Sian Massey – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Education & Technical – Referees by Association". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Northampton Town v Accrington Stanley". Getty Images. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Sian Massey-Ellis Stars As Female Assistant Referee in Wolves vs Liverpool Match". EPL Talk. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "National Group Assistant Profile – Sian Massey-Ellis". Refworld. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Watch The FA Women's Cup Final". The FA.com. The Football Association. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ Smith, Rory (24 January 2011). "Female assistant referee Sian Massey 'epitomises quality' FA are looking for despite Richard Keys and Andy Gray". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ Lavery, Glenn (11 February 2010). "All White on the night". TheFA.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Kevin McNaughton's barge on Sian Massey declared accidental". The Guardian. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Referee Sian gets promoted to Premiership". Coventry Telegraph. 13 August 2011. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N18.
- ^ "Richard Keys and Andy Gray: What did they say on air to get sacked by Sky Sports? Controversy explained | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Richard Keys resigns from Sky after sexist remarks". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Gibson, Owen (25 January 2011). "Sky reporter Andy Burton dropped in wake of Sian Massey comments". guardian.co.uk. London: Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Andy Gray sacked by Sky for offensive behaviour". BBC News Online. BBC. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Sian Massey withdrawn from refereeing Blue Square match". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ Bruce, Jasper (15 April 2021). "Iranian TV station censors footage of female football referee's legs". NewsComAu. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "England leave it late". TheFA.com. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "UEFA.com – Women's EURO 2009 – Slovenia-Ukraine". .tr.uefa.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Women's World Cup 2011 – Norway-Ukraine". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Women's World Cup 2011 – Czech Republic-Sweden". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Women's World Cup 2011 – Belgium-Azerbaijan". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Women's EURO referees – the tournament's 17th team". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ UEFA.com (7 May 2018). "Adámková to referee Women's Champions League final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 – News – Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Sian Massey-Ellis becomes first English female to officiate in a men's European tie". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Footballers who have backed out of a transfer for another late in the day". The Guardian. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.