{"id":299376,"date":"2023-12-14T17:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T17:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299376"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T17:25:47","slug":"rebecca-welch-to-make-history-as-premier-leagues-first-female-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/rebecca-welch-to-make-history-as-premier-leagues-first-female-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Welch to make history as Premier League\u2019s first female referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Welch will take charge of Fulham vs Burnley on 23 December <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/football\/football-thumb\/football-thumb.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter <\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Football email<\/h2>\n<p>Rebecca Welch is set to make history as the Premier League\u2019s first female referee.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old will take charge of Fulham\u2019s game against Burnley at Craven Cottage on 23 December.<\/p>\n<p>Welch began officiating in 2010 and became the first women to oversee a men\u2019s Championship game in January.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Allison, meanwhile, will be the first Black referee to take charge of a game in the English top flight for 15 years having been appointed to the Boxing Day encounter between Sheffield United and Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>Welch, born in Washington in Tyne and Wear, came through the Durham County FA and was the fourth official for Manchester United\u2019s visit to Fulham in November.<\/p>\n<p>She was part of the officiating panel at the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Allison \u2014 like Welch, part of PGMOL\u2019s Select Group 2 \u2014 will be the Premier League\u2019s first Black lead official since Uriah Rennie.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/12\/14\/16\/newFile-6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Sam Allison will take charge of Sheffield United vs Fulham <\/p>\n<p>Rennie officiated in the competition for 11 years, taking charge of his final fixture in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old Allison played for Swindon, Bristol City, Bournemouth and Exeter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love football so much; it\u2019s in my blood and it\u2019s innate,\u201d he said earlier this year. \u201cI\u2019d do anything to be involved in the game. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t reach the pinnacles as a football player but hopefully one day I can do it as a referee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allison has taken charge of more than 100 matches in the English Football League.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Chris Kavanagh will take charge of the top-of-the-table clash between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday 23 December.<\/p>\n<p>The referee also oversaw Liverpool\u2019s recent 1-1 draw with Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/premier-league-female-referee-rebecca-welch-b2464199.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Welch will take charge of Fulham vs Burnley on 23 December Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Rebecca Welch is set to make history as the Premier League\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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