About Lorraine Deschamps

Lorraine was raised in Brazil, where she developed her passion for football. In England she started out as Club Secretary for a Youth Football Club in Middlesex, and then moved on to become a fully qualified referee. Now Lorraine is one of only a handful of female FA Licensed Referee Instructors.

An active Level 5 referee, Lorraine operates as an Assistant at Supply League level, and on the Women’s Premier League. She referees in the Amateur Football Combination League in London. 

Lorraine contributes to the work of The FA Refereeing Department as a member of their Sports Equity Advisory Group advising on matters relating to equal opportunities in football, and in particular, refereeing.  Recently she has been invited to become a ‘Football For All’ Ambassador for The FA – a role which requires her to promote key FA messages around equal opportunities for all in football.  Lorraine is a director of Sporting Equals Ltd, a charitable organisation funded by Sport England, which aims to eradicate racial discrimination in all sports. She also represents Sporting Equals on the Sports Equity Alliance, an umbrella organisation set up by Sport England to promote diversity and equality across all sports in England.
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