The New Zealand Herald

Football first

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Rebecca Welch became the first female referee to officiate an English men’s profession­al league game yesterday, and the managers of the teams involved were full of praise for her performanc­e. The 37-year-old Welch took charge of Port Vale’s 2-0 win over Harrogate in the fourth tier. She is on Fifa’s internatio­nal list and has twice been ref for the Women’s FA Cup final, in 2017 and 2020.

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