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Apr 4, 2022 · For the past 22 years Mike Dean has been one of the most recognised officials in the game - for good and bad reasons. He has been at the centre of many controversial decisions over the years,...
Apr 6, 2022 · Scott Parker played for a record five different London clubs in the Premier League so it was fitting that he he was Mike Dean’s first red card of 2012, the year the city hosted the overly-remembered Olympics.
On 2 April 2019, during a game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at Molineux, Dean issued the 100th red card of his career as a Premier League referee to Manchester United's Ashley Young, making Dean the first referee in Premier League history to reach the 100 red cards milestone.
- 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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Feb 19, 2020 · Mike Dean: cult figure, evergreen Premier League staple and referee. That Peter Crouch Podcast returns to BBC Sounds this week and, on the first episode of the series, they've got guest Mike...
Jan 18, 2020 · This weekend marks the 500th Premier League game for the top division's most flamboyant performer. He'll be on the big stage again for a matinee show as he referees Arsenal against Sheffield ...
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Apr 2, 2019 · Mike Dean becomes the first referee to show 100 red cards in the Premier League - statistics and social media reaction on the achievement.
