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Recently, news broke in the English Premier League that one of the most experienced referees, Mike Dean, received threats online after mistakenly sending off West Ham United's midfielder Tomáš Souček. Following this story, Newcastle's struggling team manager Steve Bruce also decided to speak out, admitting that he too has received "death wishes." "I found out about these things from my family members when we were discussing Mike Dean's situation. It turns out I also receive similar threats. These are terrible things that I don't even want to think about. I heard that someone wishes me to die from coronavirus. I myself do not use social media and do not pay attention to such threats, but it causes problems for my close ones. I can confirm that some even threatened to kill me. Unfortunately, we have to come to terms with such things," S. Bruce said.
