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Mark Halsey

Mark R. Halsey was an English professional football referee who primarily refereed in the Premier League from 1999 to 2013 and was on the league's list of Select Group Referees from its creation in 2001 until his retirement. He refereed the League Cup Final between Tottenham and Chelsea in 2008.

Mark works as a pundit with BT Sport and CaughtOffside.com
Champions League final referee got Benzema’s disallowed goal and other big decisions right, says Mark Halsey
Karim Benzema’s disallowed goal for offside in the first half of the Champions League final was the correct decision by referee Clement...
Liverpool FC
Everton have themselves to blame for implosion, lucky West Ham, and a well-managed cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea – Mark Halsey column
Quiet FA Cup final means a job well done for Craig Pawson There wasn’t really anything of note from Craig Pawson’s officiating....
Real Madrid star “very lucky” not to be sent off against Manchester City, says ex-Premier League referee Mark Halsey
After a relatively quiet game between Liverpool and Villarreal, at least in terms of refereeing incidents, we were treated to a bit...
Liverpool FC Manchester City
A game of two halves for Stuart Atwell as Liverpool beat Everton, while Man United star shows the ugly side of his game – Mark Halsey
It was a big weekend in terms of the key battles at all ends of the Premier League table, with the title...
Liverpool FC Manchester United FC
Atletico Madrid vs Man City was chaos because the referee lost control, says Mark Halsey
It’s never great to see a referee lose control of a game, but that’s clearly what happened amidst all the chaos we...
Liverpool FC Chelsea FC
What a result for Patrick Vieira against Arsenal, and why Mike Dean will be missed – Mark Halsey
What a result we saw last night – a great achievement for Patrick Vieira, who played for Arsenal for so many years....
Referees training with Premier League clubs can benefit refs and players, says Mark Halsey
Premier League referees training with clubs is not anything new. I did it for 12 years with Bolton at their Euxton training...
Bolton FC
Steven Gerrard was a tough-tackling midfielder and you can understand his frustration with Arsenal, says Mark Halsey
I watched Aston Villa vs Arsenal and to be honest you can’t argue with Steven Gerrard. I refereed him many times, and...
Arsenal FC Aston Villa FC
Craig Pawson got Allan booking right first time, Stuart Attwell re-refereed the game – Mark Halsey
Everton will feel aggrieved to have had midfielder Allan sent off against Newcastle United on Thursday evening – and rightly so. There...
Everton FC Newcastle United FC
Kai Havertz challenge wasn’t violent conduct, but Chelsea got lucky with another call because referees are becoming lazy – Mark Halsey
There were two big talking points in the Chelsea-Newcastle game. First was the Kai Havertz challenge on Dan Burn, with Havertz deemed...
Chelsea FC Arsenal FC
PSG contributed to their own downfall and must feel the full weight of UEFA punishments for confronting the referee, says Mark Halsey
I saw the incident between Karim Benzema and Gianluigi Donnarumma and didn’t think it was a foul. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper should’ve...
Champions League
Alexis Sanchez can have no complaints – he was lucky not to get a straight red in the first half against Liverpool, says Mark Halsey
Alexis Sanchez can have no complaints over his Anfield red card for two cautions. The Inter Milan striker was fortunate not to...
Liverpool FC