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United misery mounts as female referee makes EPL history – SUCH TV

Newsology1 year ago08 mins

[ad_1] Manchester United crashed to a dismal 2-0 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday that piled pressure on under-fire boss Erik ten Hag, while Rebecca Welch became the first woman to referee a Premier League match when Fulham met Burnley. Ten Hag’s United side were blown away by West Ham’s late strikes from Jarrod…

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Kompany hails ‘milestone’ for Rebecca Welch | The Express Tribune

Newsology1 year ago05 mins

[ad_1] LONDON: Burnley manager Vincent Kompany congratulated Rebecca Welch for a “milestone” achievement after she became the first woman to referee an English Premier League football match by taking charge of the Clarets’ 2-0 win at Fulham on Saturday. Welch, a 40-year-old from Washington in northeast England, was working for the National Health Service when…