Rebecca Welch She made history on Saturday by becoming the first woman to referee (as a senior referee) a Premier League match. In particular, the Fulham-Burnley (0-2), from the 18th day. Welch40, has received praise for her performance, including from Vincent Kompany coach of Burnley.
“This is a historic moment and I want to congratulate him. There is no perfect performance in the referee, but it was a great performance,” he said. Kompanyformer captain of City of Manchester. The Belgian coach added: “In the decisive moments of the game, he was very good.”
Rebecca Welch He made his debut as the first referee in a Premier match at a stadium, Craven Cottage, where he had already served as the fourth referee in November, in a match that Fulham also lost against Manchester United (0-1). In that case also for Rebecca Welch first time. “I never could have imagined it,” the referee said a few weeks ago.
Welch showed three yellow cards to Fulham-Burnley. Two of them in the players of Fulham (Calvin Bassey in the 25th minute) and Joao Palhinha (58′) and one to Louis Beyer, from Burnley (61′).
In 2021, Rebecca Welch She has made history by becoming the first woman to whistle at a professional football match in the United Kingdom, a Port Vale – Harrogate of League Two (the English Fourth Division). The referee, a referee since 2010, has also officiated matches in the Championship (Second) and FA Cup (in January 2022, 3rd round, between Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle). Until 2019, Rebecca Welch worked in the National Health Service (NHS). He then focused on arbitration.
Source: La Verdad
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