Former Premier League referee Mike Dean said he decided not to alert a fellow official to a missed call via the VAR system during last season’s fiery match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur because the referee “is a mate” and he wanted to spare him “more grief”.
Dean, 55, was the Video Assistant Referee during a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge last August when Spurs’ Cristian Romero pulled Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella to the ground by his hair at a corner.
