Howard Webb talks Rebecca Welch, Turkish attack & VAR
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Eleanor Oldroyd presents as we hear from referees’ chief Howard Webb. He talks about Rebecca Welch, who will become the first female referee for a Premier League fixture when she officiates Fulham's match against Burnley on 23 December. Also in the interview: dissent, the Turkish referee attack and why football must keep technology. And BBC Sport’s Simon Stone gives his reaction.
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| 0:50.7 | Hello welcome to a special football daily podcast with Rebecca Welsh |
| 0:54.8 | set to become the first female referee for a Premier League fixture. |
| 0:59.1 | She'll be in charge of Fulham's match against Burnley on the 23rd of December. |
| 1:03.4 | Sam Allison will also take charge of a top flight match this month, |
| 1:07.3 | making him the Premier League's first black referee for 15 years. |
| 1:11.6 | BBC Sports Simon Stone has had a sit down with the referee's chief Howard Webb. |
| 1:15.8 | Howard, this is a momentous day for English football. |
| 1:20.3 | These are pivotal moments for the English game. |
| 1:23.0 | Yeah, well first and foremost, they're pivotal moments for Rebecca and for Sam. |
| 1:28.0 | Two officials with real quality were part of our development group, which has been in place for a couple of years. |
| 1:35.2 | This is an opportunity they've been referring really well in the football league, in the championship |
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