Rebecca Welch became the first woman referee to take charge of a men's FA Cup third-round tie on Saturday when she took charge of Plymouth's 1-0 win against Birmingham.
Amy Elizabeth Fearn (née Rayner; born 20 November 1977) is an English football referee from Loughborough, Leicestershire, who in 2010 became the first woman to referee in The Football League.
Bibiana Steinhaus. Bibiana is like wine – the older, the better. This 42-year-old beautiful woman makes history in football as she was ranked as a UEFA women's elite category referee. The German is the first female official to referee in the men's Bundesliga and in the men's Super Cup.
Rebecca Welch made national news in early 2021 for becoming the first woman to referee a men's match in the English Premier League (MacInnes, 2021), yet men account for 37% of referees in the Women's Super League (Stimpson, 2020).
Welch is no stranger to making history as last year she became the first female referee to be appointed to an English Football League match earlier this year. The 38-year-old has refereed men's matches in the National League plus elite women's games including the 2017 FA Cup final.
According to a 2014 study, former female officials stated that they experience a lack of perceived respect from male counterparts, inequitable policies, a lack of female role modeling, and an increased level of gendered abuse when compared to their male counterparts (Tingle, Warner & Satore-Baldwin, 2014).
Fernanda Colombo is the hottest referee in the world, and she happens to work as a linesman in the Brasileirao. Brazil is full of beautiful woman, but now if you are attending a game, not only will you see them in the stands but also on the field.
Starting 7th season as NFL referee in 2021.
In the male-dominated industry of the National Football League (NFL), Sarah Thomas, is making not only name for herself, as the first female official, but she's paving the way for more female officials.
Amanda Sauer is the only female referee in the Big 10 Conference. Made up of college teams from multiple sports from states including Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, it features some of the brighest young sport stars in the college system.
Rebecca Welch has told Sky Sports News of her pride and excitement as she is set to become the first woman appointed to referee a game in the English Football League.
But now, in 2021-22, the NBA has six female referees on its full-time officiating staff, the most ever. With four more working on a part-time basis and two fill-ins from the NBA G League, the league has a dozen women on call to make calls on any given night.
Kateryna Monzul, Ukrainian football referee, is among first two women to take charge of FIFA World Cup matches. Same as her French colleague, Kateryna was appointed to referee the match of the men's World Cup qualifying round last weekend.
She is just the third on-field female NFL official, joining Sarah Thomas and Shannon Eastin. Chaka has experience working as an official on the college level for the Pac-12 Conference and Conference USA.
Five Things to Know About Sarah Thomas, the First Woman to Referee a Super Bowl. NFL official Sarah Thomas has spent her career breaking barriers, and her role in Super Bowl LV is no different. On Sunday, Thomas will become the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl.
Johnny Grier, who became the first Black referee in the National Football League in 1988 and remained in that position, the top one in an officiating crew, for 16 years, died on Tuesday in Pasadena, Md. He was 74. His death was announced by his granddaughter Bryanna Grier. She did not cite a cause.
Claudia Romani, Italy
Claudia Romani is a 34-year-old model and was regarded as the world's sexiest referee. She is qualified to umpire fixtures in Italy's Serie A and Serie B. She has appeared on covers like GQ and Maxim. In 2006, she was voted as one of the 100 Sexiest Women on the Earth.
Lauren Holtkamp, Simone Jelks, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, Natalie Sago, and Jenna Schroeder are the five NBA female referees today, and here's more on them. Lauren Holtkamp had been one of the first female NBA referees to make her way into NBA, Simone Jelks being the last of the five.
Meet Sarah Thomas, the first woman to be assigned full time to an NFL officiating crew. Sarah Thomas became the first woman to be assigned full-time to an NFL officiating crew before the 2015 season. Maia Chaka, part of the NFL's Officiating Development Program.
Jessika Carr, who is the first full-time referee in WWE, became the first female referee to be part of the WWE matches at Crown Jewel 2021.
Kateryna Monzul has been named as the referee for Saturday's game, along with fellow Ukrainian assistant referees Maryna Striletska and Svitlana Grushko.
Scottish referee Mike Adamson will be the man in the middle for their clash.