The Premier League has its first feminine referee. Rebecca Welch blew her whistle to start out the match between Fulham and Burnley on Saturday in a landmark second for England’s prime league.
Applauded by some followers forward of match at Craven Cottage in London
The Premier League has its first feminine referee.
Rebecca Welch blew her whistle to start out the match between Fulham and Burnley on Saturday in a landmark second for England’s prime league.
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She was applauded by some followers as she emerged from the tunnel forward of the match at Craven Cottage.
Welch has already labored because the fourth official within the Premier League, for the match between Fulham and Manchester United on Nov. 4. She has dealt with matches within the second-tier Championship and FA Cup.
Welch has been a referee since 2010, initially balancing the position together with her job within the Nationwide Well being Service earlier than changing into a full-time match official.