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Jacqui Melksham | |
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| Born | 12 October 1978 Mansfield, Queensland, Australia |
Jacqui Melksham (born 12 October 1978) is an Australian former association football referee. [1]
Melksham was born in Mansfield. 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] [4]
In a column for ESPN , David Hirshey said he thought that Melksham did not call the U.S.-Brazil World Cup game well. [5] San Francisco-based sportswriter Ray Ratto said that she was not a 'thief', but just had a 'bad day at the office'. [6] Melksham also works as a graphic designer.
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