Current：Home > InvestPremier League has its first female referee as Rebecca Welch handles Fulham-Burnley -RiskRadar
Premier League has its first female referee as Rebecca Welch handles Fulham-Burnley
View
Date：2025-04-16 15:46:50
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League has its first female referee.
Rebecca Welch blew her whistle to start the match between Fulham and Burnley on Saturday in a landmark moment for England’s top league.
She was applauded by some fans as she emerged from the tunnel ahead of the match at Craven Cottage.
Welch has already worked as the fourth official in the Premier League, for the match between Fulham and Manchester United on Nov. 4. She has handled matches in the second-tier Championship and FA Cup.
Welch has been a referee since 2010, initially balancing the role with her job in the National Health Service before becoming a full-time match official.
___
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
veryGood！ (4156)
Related
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Bringing dental care to kids in schools is helping take care of teeth neglected in the pandemic
- Patient stabs 3 staff members at New York mental health facility
- Horoscopes Today, April 2, 2024
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- MLB Misery Index: Winless New York Mets and Miami Marlins endure ugly opening week
- LSU star Angel Reese uses Vogue photoshoot to declare for WNBA draft: I like to do everything big
- Julia Stiles Privately Welcomed Baby No. 3 With Husband Preston Cook
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Selling the OC's Dramatic Trailer for Season 3 Teases Explosive Fights, New Alliances and More
Ranking
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- As Biden Pushes For Clean Factories, a New ‘How-To’ Guide Offers a Path Forward
- MLB Misery Index: Winless New York Mets and Miami Marlins endure ugly opening week
- Mother of Mark Swidan, U.S. citizen wrongfully detained in China, fears he may take his life
- Sam Taylor
- The Best White Sneakers That Go With Everything (And That Are Anything But Basic)
- The Nail Salon Is Expensive: These Press-On Nails Cost Less Than a Manicure
- Two-time NBA champion point guard Rajon Rondo makes retirement official
Recommendation
Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
Nancy Silverton Says This $18 Kitchen Item Changed Her Life
What is ghee and why has it become so popular?
Lizelle Gonzalez is suing the Texas prosecutors who charged her criminally after abortion
Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Gone Fishing
In swing-state Wisconsin, Democrat hustles to keep key Senate seat against Trump-backed millionaire
Lawsuit asks judge to disqualify ballot measure that seeks to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system