Premier league referee Mike Dean will resign toward the finish of the 2021/22 season however is probably going to go on as a full-time VAR official.
Dean has been a Premier League official since 2000 and has gone on to referee 553 matches in total, issuing 114 red cards in the process – more than any other referee.
Following 22 years as a Premier League referee, which included two FA Cup last debuts, the eager Tranmere Rovers fan is venturing down to permit the up and coming age of tip top match authorities the opportunity to imitate his vocation in the center.
Popular for his artist like method and straightforward methodology with players, the 53-year-old has assumed responsibility for a portion of the division’s greatest games.
Not to be crossed, Dean has given the most yellow cards (2,026) and granted 184 penalties during his experience as an arbitrator, likewise a Premier League record.
He is reportedly in talks with the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMOL) over a move to become a permanent video assistant referee from the start of next season – following in the footsteps of Lee Mason, who made the switch after retiring as a match referee last year.
Former Premier League referee Peter Walton wrote in The Times: “He’s not a guy who chases the big time; the big time comes to Mike Dean.”
Dean’s career in pictures:
