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Premier league’s Mike Dean reports death threats to police

Calls off refereeing weekend games

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February 9, 2021
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Referee Mike Dean has asked not to be involved in any Premier League matches this weekend after death threats were sent to his family.

Dean received online threats after he controversially sent off West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek during the 0-0 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

The decision was overturned on Monday by the FA today following an appeal from West Ham.

Soucek was dismissed after his elbow made contact with the face of Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic. Moyes said after the match that he was “embarrassed” for Dean.

Dean has reported the threats to the police. He has asked not to be involved in any Premier League matches at the weekend, although he will referee Leicester versus Brighton in the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Head of referees Mike Riley said: “Threats and abuse of this nature are totally unacceptable and we fully support Mike’s decision to report these messages his family received to the police.

“Nobody should be victim of abhorrent messages like this. Online abuse is unacceptable in any walk of life and more needs to be done to tackle the problem.”

Premier League referee Mike Dean has notified police after his family received a number of threats, including death threats, and abusive messages.

Dean has received criticism for sending off Southampton defender Jan Bednarek last Tuesday and West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek on Saturday.

Bednarek’s dismissal was overturned on appeal, while Soucek’s red card was rescinded on Monday.

Merseyside Police have said they are “investigating allegations of malicious communications” following a report on Monday relating to social media accounts and enquiries are ongoing.

As one of the most high-profile officials in the game, Dean is used to criticism but feels a line has been crossed by involving his family.

Professional Game Match Officials Limited managing director Riley said: “Threats and abuse of this nature are totally unacceptable and we fully support Mike’s decision to report these messages his family received to the police.

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“Nobody should be victim of abhorrent messages like this. Online abuse is unacceptable in any walk of life and more needs to be done to tackle the problem.”

BBC Sport understands Dean will take charge of Leicester’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Brighton on Wednesday but will not be involved in any of the weekend Premier League fixtures in any capacity at his own request.

This is believed to be partly as a result of the recent issues but also he was due a break anyway given the number of games he has been involved in already this season.

In both the Bednarek and Soucek dismissals, Dean was asked by VAR to check incidents on the pitchside monitors that he had not initially seen.

Czech Republic international Soucek was sent off in stoppage time during the 0-0 Premier League draw after catching Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic in the face with his elbow.

Soucek, who is now available to face Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday, pleaded his innocence and Mitrovic told referee Dean his opponent should not be dismissed.

Soucek also posted a statement on Twitter, expressing support for Dean and his family.

He wrote: “Whatever decisions are made on the pitch should stay on the pitch. I don’t like hearing about it interfering with [someone’s] personal life and I send Mike Dean and his family my support.

“There is no place for abuse of any kind. It is in the past and I’m now focused on the rest of the season.”

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said: “It is completely unacceptable that we are seeing abusive behaviour aimed at players, managers and match officials regularly on social media platforms.

“Mike and his family have our full support in reporting this to the police. This once again highlights the need for greater proactive intervention from social media companies to stop online abuse and identify offenders.”

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