How Premier League officials have reacted after Mike Dean’s ‘pathetic’ VAR confession | Football | Sport

“That was a major error. If they don’t score from the corner it is not as big an issue. But I knew full well then I would be stood down the week after. I asked to take a bit of time off because it wasn’t for me.”

Dean decided to call it a day as a VAR at the end of last season. He is now working as a pundit on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday programme.

Dean will not be subject to any action from the FA because he has already retired. Meanwhile, the PGMOL released a statement on Friday, outlining the job of a VAR after Dean’s confession. A spokesperson said: “VARs undergo extensive training with the focus centred entirely around effectively working with the on-field team of officials to rectify clear and obvious errors.

“When VARs identify a clear and obvious error by the on-field team of match officials, they should intervene and recommend a review by the referee. We strongly refute any suggestion that VARs do not intervene, for whatever reason, when they have identified a clear and obvious error.”

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