<p>In a first for the UTD podcast, this week we have a referee, and not just any referee, former head of referees, Keith Hackett. For this one Sam & Helen are joined by Wes Brown who is filling in for Maysie.</p><br><p>In a career spanning from 1972 to 1994, Keith worked in the English Football League (and international football) as a linesman and referee. He refereed the 1990–91 league encounter between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford, a match notorious for the 21-man brawl breaking out just after the hour mark. Keith also refereed his last ever match at Old Trafford, a game between United and Liverpool. </p><br><p>Keith later worked as a referees' assessor before, on 1 March 2004, he was appointed general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).</p><br><p>Today Keith talks about a long career refereeing at the top level of football, his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson, as well as how the game is changing. Warning - VAR chat incoming!</p><br><p>The best place to catch up on the back-catalogue of our interviews is over on the <a href="https://www.manutd.com/en/official-app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manchester United App</a>, where you can listen to - and watch - all of our episodes in full, for free. Here you can get early access to new episodes, published 24 hours before everywhere else.</p><br><p>If you'd like to write to the only official Manchester United Podcast then e-mail <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> </p><br><p>We'd also love it if you could leave us a rating and review wherever you listen to your podcasts. Thank you!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
