This promotion is long overdue. Having known Rebecca Welch for close to a decade, I can say it could not have happened to a more deserving referee.
The Premier League have lagged behind in this regard. Stephanie Frappart has been used in France’s Ligue 1 and Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi has officiated in Italy’s Serie A.
Howard Webb was in charge of the MLS in the United States when the whistle was handed to Tori Penso. It is good to see Webb bringing inclusion to the Premier League now he is head of the PGMOL.