You have just got to love pre-season!
As the new 2021-22 season edges closer to kicking off, teams all across Europe have been putting in their final preparations as they look to finish their plans with some late friendly encounters.
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During Saturday’s match between Aston Villa and Bristol City, popular referee Kevin Friend was hilariously captured reacting to the crowd’s chants of “you’re just a sh** Mike Dean!”
Reaching for his pocket, the Premier League official pulled out a yellow card which he then showed the jovial and rather vocal fans in attendance.
??? | NEW: Kevin Friend gives the crowd a yellow card for chanting ‘you’re just a shit Mike Dean’ pic.twitter.com/n6pQjAFQik
— Football For All (@FootballlForAll) August 1, 2021