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Catarina Campos
Play & SportWho is Catarina Campos in the Agency editorial?
Catarina Campos is the football referee named in Issue.17 of the Agency editorial, the edition about sportsmanship. The edition shows her brandishing a white card during a Portuguese women's cup match between Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, in January 2023, and uses the scene as an example of fair play.
In short
Catarina Campos appears in Issue.17, in the section about sports and the importance of fair play. An image caption identifies her as the referee who brandishes a white card during a Portuguese women's cup match between Sporting Lisbon and Benfica. The text says the scene happened in January 2023 and that she showed the card because medical personnel from both teams joined forces to aid one of the athletes who was feeling unwell. Citing The Mirror, the edition explains that the white card is designed to show recognition to clubs for acts of fair play, and calls the episode a perfect example of the fundamental pillar behind sports.
Key facts
- Where does the Agency editorial name Catarina Campos?
- In Issue.17, published on 26 June 2023, in an image caption and in one paragraph of the section about sports and fair play.
- Why did she show a white card, according to the edition?
- The edition says that, at a given moment in the match, medical personnel from both teams joined forces in order to aid one of the athletes who was feeling unwell.
- What does the white card mean in the edition?
- According to The Mirror, as cited by Issue.17, the white card is designed to show recognition to clubs for acts of fair play during a match.
How does Issue.17 mention Catarina Campos?
Issue.17 notes that soccer fans are used to seeing red and yellow cards, but that a very new and rare scene happened in January of 2023 at a female soccer match in Portugal. The image caption names the referee Catarina Campos, who brandishes a white card during a Portuguese women's cup match between Sporting Lisbon and Benfica. The text explains that she showed the card when the medical personnel of both teams joined forces to aid an athlete who was feeling unwell.
Why does the edition tell this episode?
The edition uses the scene to talk about fair play. It cites The Mirror to explain that the white card is designed to show recognition to clubs for acts of fair play during a match, and it calls the episode a perfect example of the most important and fundamental pillar behind sports. The edition says nothing else about Catarina Campos, and this entry adds nothing from outside it.
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