Assistant referee Massey-Ellis retires to take FA role
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Assistant referee Massey-Ellis retires to take FA roleImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sian Massey-Ellis has announced her retirement from officiating football matchesByJude WinterBBC Sport journalistPublished33 minutes agoAssistant referee Sian Massey‑Ellis has announced her retirement from officiating to take up a position with the Football Association.Massey‑Ellis, who officiated in more than 150 Premier League matches, will start a senior manager role focused on supporting and developing female officials.Since rising to the Premier League as an assistant referee in 2010 - becoming only the second woman to do so - Massey‑Ellis became the first Englishwoman to officiate in a men's European fixture and first woman to officiate in a men's FA Cup final, as well as being involved in…
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