The English Rebecca Welch This will be fourth referee in the Premier League against between Fulham and Manchester United this Saturday and will be the first woman to play that role in the competition’s history.
WelchThe 39-year-old, who became the first woman to officiate a Championship match (English Second Division) in January, committed to three matches at the last Women’s World Cup, including one in the round of 16, in addition to directing two Women’s. English Cup finals (2017 and 2020).
Rebecca Welch She is also the first woman to referee a professional men’s soccer match in 2021, in a matchup between Port Vale and Harrogate Town in League Two (English Fourth Division).
Although there has never been a fourth referee in the history of the competition to date, there are three lines of judges: Wendy Thomas, which gave way in 1997, Sian Massey-Ellis and Natalie Aspinall.
Source: La Verdad
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