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Former referee Mike Dean admits playing secret games during matches
Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has admitted to playing secret games for amusement during professional football matches, such as trying to fit song titles into player conversations.
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Former referee Mike Dean admits playing secret games during matches
- Former Premier League referee Mike Dean admitted to playing secret games during professional matches.
- The in-match games included attempts to work song titles or specific words into his on-field conversations with players.
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- Whether “secret” was Dean’s own description or an editorial label.
- Whether the games occurred outside Premier League matches.
- Whether the games affected any refereeing decisions or match communications.
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