Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee of a Premier League match after being appointed to oversee Fulham’s game against Burnley on December 23. Welch became a referee in 2010, combining the role with her job in Britain’s National Health Service.
In 2021, she was the first woman to be appointed to referee a match in the Football League when taking charge of the fourth-tier fixture between Harrogate and Port Vale. Welch was also the first female official to referee matches in the Championship and third round of the FA Cup.
Last month she became the first woman to act as fourth official in a Premier League game as part of the team for Fulham’s match against Manchester United. Welch has also taken charge of several high-profile women’s fixtures, including games at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Source: Supersport
In other news – Six shirts worn by Lionel Messi at World Cup sell for $7.8 million
Six football shirts worn by Argentine megastar Lionel Messi at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have sold for $7.8 million at auction, the auction house told AFP on Thursday.
There were three bids in total on what auction house Sotheby’s described as “Lionel Messi’s match-worn iconic light blue and white, vertical striped Argentina shirts from his historic 2022 Fifa World Cup run. Read more
