Football

Mike Dean retires from refereeing

Premier League referee Mike Dean will retire on the finish of the 2023/22 season, however will possible proceed as a full-time official within the VAR.

Dean has been in cost within the Premier League since 2000 and has gone on to officiate 553 video games in complete, issuing 114 crimson playing cards within the course of – greater than some other referee.

Identified for his show-like fashion and no-nonsense strategy to gamers, the 53-year-old has taken cost of among the division’s greatest matches.

After 22 years of his reign within the Premier League, which included two FA Cup finals, a hungry Tranmere Rovers fan is stepping down to permit the subsequent technology of distinguished match officers to emulate his midfield profession.

To not be overtaken, Dean issued essentially the most yellow playing cards (2026) and conceded 184 penalties throughout his tenure, which can also be a Premier League report.

He’s mentioned to be in talks with the Skilled Match Officers (PGMOL) a couple of transfer to turn into a everlasting video assistant referee from the beginning of subsequent season – following within the footsteps of Lee Mason, who made the swap after retiring as a match referee finally. normal.

Former Premier League referee Peter Walton wrote in The Occasions: “He’s not the person who chases the massive occasions; the vital time involves Mike Dean.”