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Rebecca Welch becomes first woman to ref English Football League matchWhen Rebecca Welch sounded the opening whistle during today’s Harrogate Town and Port Vale tilt, she became the first woman to referee an English Football League game....

Sergio Aguero putting arm around female ref is wrong and Premier League needs to step inOn Saturday, Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero plunged the sports-world into a debate it has proven repeatedly it’s not ready to handle. The incident took place in the first half of City’s game with Arsenal, as Aguero argued a throw-in awarded to Arsenal with lineswoman Sian Massey-Ellis....

Everything About This Ref-Getting-Leveled Video Is Amazing There are better quality videos of English referee Sian Massey getting taken down yesterday. But they don't come with the built-in commentary....

A Tribute To Sexist Old Andy Gray

After a long, hard night staring into the bottom of a whiskey glass, listening to Blood on the Tracks and wondering how it all came to this, The Spoiler reached an epiphany at around four o'clock this morning…...

The Massively Sexist Analogy Brits Use To Explain Offsides To Women

Soccer offsides is hard to grasp, for Americans raised on a hard-and-fast line demarcating what's legal. But it's presumably not difficult for a professional referee, regardless of gender, despite the boorish comments that got two British broadcasters in trouble....