Voices: At last, women referees are here to fix men’s football
by Gemma Abbott
Dec 15, 2023
3 minutes
When Rebecca Welch steps onto the pitch at Craven Cottage next week she will be making history, becoming the first female referee to officiate a Premier League fixture. Not only that, but she might just be the kick up the proverbial that men’s top flight football so desperately needs.
However, is unlikely to be celebrated by supporters. Not because she’s a woman, but because the reputation of football officials is at such an all-time low that frankly there
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