Former referee Dean defends integrity after backlash over playing 'games' during matches

Steady3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 3 days

Fri, 4 September 2026Wed, 9 September 2026

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tportal (Croatia)

Der Spiegel (Germany)

5 Sept, 07:17over 4 days9 Sept, 08:26

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Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report
- Channel News Asia17:56
  Former referee Dean defends integrity after backlash over playing 'games' during matches
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report
- tportal (Croatia)07:17first to report
  Poznati sudac šokirao priznanjem: 'Ovo sam radio usred utakmica Premier lige'
  Bivši sudac Premier lige Mike Dean izazvao je veliku buru nakon što je otkrio kakve je neobične 'igrice' znao igrati sam sa sobom dok je sudio utakmice najvišeg ranga engleskog nogometa.
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report
- Der Spiegel (Germany)08:26
  Kontroverse um englischen Fußball-Schiedsrichter Mike Dean: Der Schiedsrichter, der seine eigene Integrität in Frage stellt
  Ex-Unparteiischer Mike Dean gestand, Premier-League-Spiele für persönliche Wetteifereien missbraucht zu haben. Er sprach von „Spaß“, aber daraus könnte Ernst werden – für Dean persönlich und für die Liga.