Rebecca Welch will make history next week having become the first woman to be appointed to referee a game in the English Football League. “I played football and didn’t even think about refereeing until one of my really good friends, who is a referee, refereed us,” she said in a recent interview. Congratulations to referee Rebecca Welch, who's received her first EFL appointment! #EFL https://t.co/DmGIqMQd7q — EFL (@EFL) March 30, 2021“Her response was, ‘If you think it’s that easy, give it a go’. In the women’s game she has been involved in internationals, Champions League fixtures and Women’s Super League matches.

Source: Express March 30, 2021 14:15 UTC