{"success":true,"data":{"id":"9d237483-bd8c-4bcf-bd8b-7b48e1438fda","title":"Female football referee injured in mass brawl after players knock her to the ground","summary":"Light Dark Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in Female football referee injured in mass brawl after players knock her to the ground Holly BishopMonday 27 July 2026 14:23 BST...","content":"Light Dark\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Female football referee injured in mass brawl after players knock her to the ground\n\n[Holly Bishop](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/holly-bishop)Monday 27 July 2026 14:23 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nFemale football referee concussed after being knocked over by players during brawl\n\n*   Female football referee Mathilde Demoncay reportedly suffered a concussion after being knocked to the ground during an on-pitch brawl. \n*   The incident occurred during a pre-season friendly match between [France](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/france)'s Metz and the [Netherlands](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/netherlands)' Fortuna Sittard on Saturday, 25 July. \n*   Tensions erupted in the 40th minute over a shirt-tugging incident, leading to players from both teams joining the confrontation. \n*   Demoncay was seen falling to the ground as she attempted to intervene and remained on the turf for several minutes while medics attended to her. \n*   She continued her role after play resumed but was replaced for the second half, with Fortuna Sittard calling the incident a 'remarkable moment'. \n\nIn full\n\nMore bulletins","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/sport/female-football-referee-concussion-france-video-b3022267.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/sport/female-football-referee-concussion-france-video-b3022267.html","author":"Holly Bishop","author_name":"Holly Bishop","published_at":"2026-07-27T13:23:18.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-27T13:23:18.000Z","image_url":"https://sync.intentiq.com/profiles_engine/ProfilesEngineServlet?at=20&mi=10&secure=1&dpi=1995923215&iiqidtype=2&iiqpcid=efbf721f-efc8-0696-e631-6cb791343998&iiqpciddate=1785159565560&tsrnd=65_1785159565647&jsver=6.253&testPercentage=95&testGroup=A&uh=%7B%220%22%3A%22%5C%22Not%3BA%3DBrand%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%228%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Chromium%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22150%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Google%20Chrome%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22150%5C%22%22%2C%221%22%3A%22%3F0%22%2C%222%22%3A%22%5C%22Linux%5C%22%22%2C%223%22%3A%22%5C%22x86%5C%22%22%2C%224%22%3A%22%5C%2264%5C%22%22%2C%227%22%3A%22%3F0%22%2C%228%22%3A%22%5C%22Not%3BA%3DBrand%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%228.0.0.0%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Chromium%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22150.0.7871.114%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Google%20Chrome%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22150.0.7871.114%5C%22%22%7D&vrref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk&gdpr_consent=undefined&gpp=DBAA&gpc=undefined&gdpr=0","category":"sport","topic":"sport","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":1,"word_count":192,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot","language":null}}