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Rebecca Welch set to break ground as 1st woman to referee Premier League match

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Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee in the Premier League when she takes charge of the match between Fulham and Burnley on Dec.

23, the competition said Thursday. Welch has already worked as the fourth official in the Premier League, for the match between Fulham and Manchester United on Nov.

4, and she was the first woman to referee 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.

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Partai Fulham vs Burnley menghadirkan momen bersejarah di ajang Premier League Inggris. Ada sosok wasit Rebecca Welch yang menjadi sosok sentral momen tersebut.
LONDON — The English Premier League has its first female referee, and Burnley manager Vincent Kompany called it a «milestone moment» on Saturday.
History was created on Saturday as Rebecca Welch became the first woman to referee a Premier League match - between Fulham and Burnley.
Rebecca Welch became the first woman to referee an English Premier League football match when she blew the whistle on Fulham's game against Burnley at Craven Cottage. Welch, a 40-year-old from Washington in northeast England, was working for the National Health Service when she began her refereeing career in 2010. She rose through the officiating ranks and, in 2021, became the first woman appointed to referee a match in the English Football League when she took 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.
LONDON :Burnley shocked Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage on Saturday to give their fans an early Christmas present with just their third victory of the Premier League season as Vincent Kompany's side moved off the bottom of the table.

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