{"id":35998,"date":"2023-12-16T02:39:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T02:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/welch-to-become-premier-leagues-first-female-referee-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-16T02:39:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T02:39:12","slug":"welch-to-become-premier-leagues-first-female-referee-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/welch-to-become-premier-leagues-first-female-referee-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Welch to become Premier League’s first female referee | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLONDON:
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Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee of a Premier League<\/a> match after being appointed to oversee Fulham’s game against Burnley on December 23.<\/p>\n

Welch became a referee in 2010, combining the role with her job in Britain’s National Health Service.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Welch was also the first female official to referee matches in the Championship and third round of the FA Cup.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Welch has also taken charge of several high-profile women’s fixtures, including games at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n