English referee Mike Dean has reportedly announced
that he will be retiring from football at the end of the
2021/22 season, according to The Telegraph.
The 53-year-old has been a Premier League official
since 2000 and has been involved in over 600 games.
Dean has been part of a lot of controversy over the
years for his decision-making, especially in some big
games.
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Dean was initially supposed to retire last year, but
postponed it for another year and will hang up his
boots at the end of the season.
He is the only referee in the English Premier League
history to show 100 red cards in the competition. Dean
is likely to be followed into retirement by a string of
high-profile Premier League officials over the next few
years.
Andre Marriner, Martin Atkinson, Kevin Friend, Jon
Moss and Graham Scott are all over the age of 50 and
will be considering quitting in the not-so-distant future.
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