{"id":300531,"date":"2023-12-14T16:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300531"},"modified":"2023-12-14T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:24:12","slug":"prem-history-to-be-made-as-female-ref-to-take-charge-of-first-top-flight-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/prem-history-to-be-made-as-female-ref-to-take-charge-of-first-top-flight-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Prem history to be made as female ref to take charge of first top-flight game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rebecca Welch will make history by becoming the first female referee to officiate a men’s Premier League fixture when she takes to the field on December 23 as Fulham host Burnley at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n
In 2021, she became the first woman to be appointed to referee an English Football League match and now she is set to go one step further.<\/p>\n
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