LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday (Feb 9) sympathised with referee Mike Dean after he and his family received death threats in backlash to controversial red card decisions. Dean was criticised after he sent off Southampton defender Jan Bednarek during their 9-0 defeat at Manchester United last Tuesday and West Ham United midfielder Tomas Soucek during Saturday's 0-0 draw away to Fulham. Mourinho said he had reached out to defender Ryan Sessegnon, who is on loan at German side Hoffenheim, after he had been targetted on social media in November. "We speak with the players if the situation arises," Mourinho told reporters ahead of Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton. "Of course I feel very sorry for Mike Dean, for Tuanzebe, and with every Mike Dean and every Tuanzebe of this world.

Source: Egypt Today February 09, 2021 15:56 UTC