Tomas Soucek sent a message of support to Mike Dean after the referee and his family received death threats in the social networks for firing the West Ham midfielder against Fulham.
The Czech Republic midfielder has been sent off at Craven Cottage for pushing Aleksandar Mitrovic, although the contact seems accidental and the red card decision has been widely condemned.
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– Mike Dean decided to fire Tomas Soucek after a VAR review, a highly criticized decision
The expulsion was overturned today following an appeal, while referee Mike Dean requested a suspension from refereeing, which sees him not being selected for any games this week.
The Football Association said: “Tomas Soucek will be available for the next three West Ham United FC games following a complaint of wrongful termination.”
The 25-year-old will therefore be part of the Hammers squad traveling to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Tuesday night, as well as being available for Premier League matches against Sheffield United and Tottenham.
In a post in the social networksSoucek admitted that he was “happy” that his red card was canceled.
“I am happy that my red card against Fulham has been canceled,” he wrote. “I checked, I played over 200 games without a single red card. My entire career. I can’t wait to help the team in the big games this week! Thank you for your help!”
Dean reportedly received death threats after his performance at Craven Cottage on Saturday night.
The revocation of Soucek’s red card means that Dean has had two evictions revoked in the span of a week.
The referee also expelled Jan Bednarek from Southampton in their 9-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
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– Bednarek was sent off after this challenge against Anthony Martial, but his red card was canceled after an appeal.
However, this call was also canceled after a call from the Saints.
Early Monday, Hammers manager David Moyes said he was “disappointed in football in general” following Soucek’s red card in Fulham.
“I am disappointed with football in general that the officials allow these situations to replace the game,” he said.
“I can only see that the referees are the people who can stop it by not allowing the players to get away with the actions they take because that makes the decision of the players so difficult to give them a decision when there was none. give.”
Since then, Soucek has posted another message on Twitter offering his support for the referee.
He wrote: “Whatever decisions are made on the ground, they must remain on the ground. I don’t like to hear anything that interferes with my personal life and I send my support to Mike Dean and his family. There is no room for abuse of any kind. It’s in the past and now I’m focused on the rest of the season. “
