Mike Dean is a 48-year-old whistler who is the first-class' own "big name ref" who seems to cherish the spotlight. 

How old is Mike Dean? Where is he from? 

The senior member was conceived June 2, 1968, which makes him 48 years of age. 

The ref was brought into the world in Wirral, a landmass among Liverpool and North Wales. 

He is an individual from the Cheshire County Football Association. 

Which group does Mike Dean uphold? 

Dignitary underpins National League side Tranmere Rovers. 

Strangely, he has refereed two Everton games and one Liverpool coordinate in his profession - notwithstanding hailing from close by. 

He has been blamed for supporting Tottenham after it showed up he CELEBRATED Moussa Dembele's objective against Aston Villa in November 2015. 

Did Mike Dean play proficient football? 

The senior member didn't appreciate any expert football vocation himself. 

The ref just entered the Football League following ten years of directing at the lower-association level. 

He has since ascended through the positions to get quite possibly the most-settled Premier League whistles. 

How did Mike Dean begin refereeing? 

Dignitary started refereeing in 1985 in the lower classes. 

The Wirral-conceived card-brandisher then advanced to direct Northern Premier League games and turned into a Football League partner ref in 1995. 

He was elevated to the full arbitrators' rundown two years after the fact and proceeded to assume responsibility for games in the Premier League at the turn of the thousand years. 

What are Mike Dean's generally questionable/strange choices? 

As England's generally prestigious "big name ref", Dean is never a long way from the debate. 

He started shock in January 2017 when he indicated West Ham's Sofiane Feghouli a straight red card for a conflict with Phil Jones 15 minutes into an association coordinate. Feghouli had indeed pulled out of the tackle and, all things considered, Jones was the more careless. 

Just as appearing to observe Spurs' Dembele's objective, Dean seemed as though he was bouncing for happiness when previous Tottenham striker Louis Saha scored against Arsenal in February 2012. 

Indeed, Gunners fans have not confided in the ref since, making an appeal to BAN him directing Spurs games. 

In October 2016, Dean had maybe his most strange second on a football pitch. 

While the players were arranging for the Manchester Derby, the ref inclined in and SNIFFED the chest of his aide, Ian Hussin. 

In the exact month, his catwalk swagger out onto St Mary's had fans in lines. 

What's more, his no-look yellow card to Ross Barkley in December 2016 was maybe the most diva-like snapshot of the year. 

What grants has Mike Dean won? 

Dignitary has won no refereeing grants to date. 

He was dominated by his partner, Mark Clattenburg, in December 2016 when the Durham-conceived official was named best on the planet. 

The 41-year-old was regarded for an extraordinary year wherein he assumed responsibility for the FA Cup, Champions League, and Euro 2016 finals. 

Threats

The ref Mike Dean is to move away from administering obligations after his family was compromised on their private web-based media accounts, turning into the most recent casualties in a progressing tide of online maltreatment against noticeable football figures. 

The senior member has revealed the maltreatment – which included passing dangers – to police and will take no part in the following round of Premier League installations, the refs' body has affirmed.

He is relied upon to restore the next week. The occurrence clearly followed Dean's choice to ship off West Ham's midfielder Tomas Soucek in the end seconds of their draw with Fulham a weekend ago. 

With Manchester United's Lauren James and Axel Tuanzebe, close by Bristol Rover's protector Mark Little, additionally the beneficiaries of bigoted messages online in the previous few days, web-based media organizations have by and by experience harsh criticism from administering bodies and government the same. 

The way of life secretary, Oliver Dowden, reacting to the bigoted maltreatment of James and Tuanzebe, raised the possibility of the Online Harms Act diminishing the opportunities of stages in the event that they didn't act.

"We will change the law to make online media organizations more responsible for what occurs on their foundation, and they can begin indicating their obligation of care to players today by getting rid of bigoted maltreatment now. Players should not be manhandled for managing their responsibilities – that's it," he said. 

The head of officials, Mike Riley, added: "Dangers and maltreatment of this nature are absolutely unsuitable and we completely uphold Mike's choice to report these messages his family got to the police. No one ought to be a casualty of despicable messages this way. 

"Online maltreatment is inadmissible in any social status and all the more should be done to handle the issue." 

What amount does Mike Dean procure? 

Senior member's compensation for 2016/7 is supposed to be about £85,000. 

Individual refs Martin Atkinson and Mark Clattenburg each acquire about £15k more than him. 

He was the third most generously compensated official in the Premier League for the season.