Simon Hooper is so good that over the last season, he has officiated 33 games (29 Premier League games, 1 Championship game, 1 FA Cup game, 1 Club Friendlies 1 game and 1 EFL Cup game).
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So far, he had issued 9 yellow cards at a rate of 0.27 per game and no red card.
Who does Simon Hooper support?
Hooper supports the Swindon team.
Who Is Simon Hooper?
Simon Hooper is an English football referee who primarily officiates in the Premier League.
Born on July 15, 1982, in Swindon, England, Hooper was promoted to the Select Group in 2018.
The Select Group is a panel of British football referees and assistant referees. Members of the group are usually selected by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).
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On August 2023, Hooper served as referee for a Premier League match where Manchester United played against the Wolves.
However, Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana had collided with Wolves forward Sasa Kalajdzic in the penalty area, and Hooper who was supposed to give a penalty to the Wolves, did not do likewise.
Not withstanding, after the match, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb, apologized to the Wolves for the error.
There had been protests coming from the Wolves’ supporters, but Hooper had waved it away.
As a result, Hooper and two VAR officials, Michael Sailsbury and Richard West, were subsequently removed from officiating for the remaining Premier League matches.
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