Dean returns to referee Burnley v West Brom after death threats

Mike Dean will return to refereeing in the Premier League on Saturday having stood down last weekend after receiving death threats online. Dean will take charge of Burnley v West Brom at Turf Moor, the Premier League has announced. The 52-year-old and his family received the threats on social media after Dean had been involved […]

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Prick of the Week No. 21: Referee death threats and how we got here

Sending people death threats makes you a prick. Surely we can all agree on that. But how did we come to this point?   So who’s this week’s prick then? It’s a multi-layered prick this week, with the final prick really just an end point (steady) of a journey that has been going on for […]

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Mike Dean asks to miss upcoming fixtures over death threats

Mike Dean has requested permission to miss the next round of Premier League fixtures after the referee received death threats, according to a report. West Ham have successfully appealed against referee Dean’s decision to send off the Tomas Soucek for catching Aleksandar Mitrovic with his elbow by accident in Saturday’s goalless draw against Fulham. Dean […]

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Moyes ’embarrassed’ for Mike Dean after Soucek red card

David Moyes said he was “embarrassed” for referee Mike Dean over his decision to award Tomas Soucek a red card in stoppage time as West Ham were held to a goalless draw at Fulham. The Hammers were reduced to 10 men when the towering midfielder was dismissed in added time – following an extensive VAR […]

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Southampton make extraordinary referee ban request

Southampton are reportedly planning to request that neither Mike Dean or Lee Mason referee their games in the future. The Saints are furious at decisions made by those officials in their defeats to Aston Villa and Manchester United. MAILBOX: Man United 9-0 Southampton: Nobody is impressed Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side were denied a penalty in the […]

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