ALL POSTS TAGGED "Mike Dean"
Leagues: EPL
/ 443 days agoFormer EPL official purposely made VAR error to protect ref
Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has admitted that he purposely avoided correcting a mistake during a match last season while on VAR duty. The now retired official made the claim while on the Up Front podcast with Simon Jordan. According to Dean, he failed to ask match referee Anthony Taylor to review an incorrect […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 483 days agoVeteran Premier League referee steps down after 28 years
Premier League's renowned referee, Mike Dean, has decided to retire as a video assistant referee, marking the end of his involvement officiating professional English soccer. Standing down before the start of the new season, he ends a career that began as a rookie assistant referee in the Football League and lasted for 28 years. At […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 583 days agoMike Dean may not return as EPL VAR, says report
The future of Mike Dean as a Premier League VAR official is in serious doubt. The former referee retired from his on-pitch duties at the end of the last season and transitioned to working in the review booth. However, the Daily Mail has revealed that Dean has not been appointed as a VAR official in […]
Everton
/ 3652 days agoKey Premier League Refereeing Decisions: Gameweek 11
The evening game on Saturday between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City brought one of the most bizarre incidents of the season so far. City were awarded a free kick inside their own penalty area. The man in the middle, Mike Dean was positioned on the halfway line. Joe Hart took the kick and seemed […]
General
/ 5339 days agoMan United Coming to America, GolTV in HD And More
Manchester United looks very likely to be the opponent in this summer's MLS All-Star Game, according to press reports. That's just one of the headlines in the news. Here are the latest Premier League-related stories that are making the news in the past 24 hours: GolTV will launch in HD beginning August 1, 2010. GolTV […]
General
/ 5438 days agoRef Mike Dean Teaches West Ham and Chelsea A Penalty Lesson
Anyone who watched the London derby between West Ham United and Chelsea would have been bemused to see referee Mike Dean make Frank Lampard take his penalty kick three times in a row before he awarded the goal. During the first two kicks, Dean ruled that both Chelsea and West Ham players ran into the […]