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Apr 4, 2022 · Referee Mike Dean will retire after 22 years at the end of the season. He tells Football Focus about the memorable moments of his career - good and bad.
- The 500th Premier League Game
- Mike and The Chicken Factory
- Agueroooooooo
- Advantage Dean
- Bad Decisions Not The Be-All and End-All
- Football Fan at Heart
- Dean on The Greens
- On to The Next 500
Dean took charge of his 500th Premier League game on January 18, 2020 as Arsenal drew 1-1 with Sheffield United at the Emirates… "I wasn't nervous as in usual pre-match nerves, there still was a game that had to be refereed. The side show that came with it all week was not off-putting but made you think a bit more. "It was a really good day all rou...
It wasn't always superstar footballers and 50,000-seat stadiums for Dean, there was a time when he juggled work at a chicken factory while refereeing in the lower reaches of English football… "I worked there [in a chicken factory] for 14 or 15 years. For three of those I refereed in the Football League and also worked in the chicken factory. "It wa...
Dean was the man in the middle when Manchester City dramatically snatched the Premier League title off Manchester United on the final day of the 2011/12 season thanks to Sergio Aguero's stoppage-time winner against QPR… "It was a massive day. We knew what was at stake for City and United, we had a game plan that we had to go out and execute. It was...
Dean famously wheeled away in celebration after the advantage he played allowed Moussa Dembele to open the scoring for Tottenham against Aston Villa at White Hart Lane in 2015… "I wouldn't say it was a goal celebration, I was celebrating the advantage. I kind of got carried away with it on the day. It is a foul and I have played on, I probably shou...
"I try not to get sucked into it if I make a bad decision. The game has to move on, if I make a bad decision it is not on purpose. Players miss open goals, they don't do it on purpose, it's part and parcel of the game. "I'll obviously go home, look at the situation with my coach and assessor and try and get it right the following week, if selected....
You'd have been forgiven for thinking Dean supported Tottenham following his antics at White Hart Lane in 2015, but his allegiances lie with his beloved Tranmere Rovers... "I do like my football. I switch off when I can and go watch Tranmere home and away when time allows. "Sometimes I go into Tranmere and have a chat with some of the boys about on...
The football pitch isn't the only playing surface Dean frequents each and every week… "I play golf quite regularly, two or three times a week. I play off a handicap of five, my wife plays off 22, so we have a good little rivalry. "I got involved with the Ladies' golf a five or six years ago. I emailed people to try and get a job on one of the tours...
"What's next? Match 501! "You've got to enjoy yourself. I love the job and that kind of comes out by the way I referee a game of football. I can think of worse things to do for a living. It's not really a job, it's a hobby that you get paid for. It's fantastic and I love it."
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- He has perfected a signature point. If you know that so much of your day job will rely on pointing (see also: Sir Alan Sugar, roofers), you may as well make it the best point you can muster.
- He's a maverick. View more on twitter. The 'bum-pat' routine is a move usually reserved for managers sending their players onto the pitch - and otherwise advised against in most other contexts (see Odell Beckham Jr, who was this week issued an arrest warrant after striking a police officer's behind).
- His dedication to sport goes beyond football. Just see him here, moonlighting as a golf-caddy during the European Ladies Tour last year. View more on twitter.
- He will not tolerate any back chat… Arsenal's Nicolas Pepe is relatively new to the Premier League, so he can perhaps be forgiven here for momentarily forgetting that this is Mike Dean's world - we're all just living in it.
Mike Dean (born 2 June 1968) is an English former professional football referee and currently a video assistant referee (VAR) primarily in the Premier League. He is based in Heswall, Wirral, in North West England, and is a member of the Cheshire County Football Association.
Feb 19, 2020 · Referee Mike Dean appears on the latest episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast and talks stepovers, booking Sergio Aguero after that goal and working in a chicken factory.
Jan 17, 2020 · If there's a Premier League referee who loves the limelight, then it's Mike Dean. So we reckon he'll love this tribute to his 500 games as the man in the middle (of the spotlight).
Jul 15, 2023 · Mike Dean is set to end his 28-year career as a professional official. Dean, 55, became a dedicated Premier League video assistant referee last season after hanging up his whistle at the end of...
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