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Former Premier League referee admits to 'giving yellow cards out for nothing'

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Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter admits he once dished out yellow cards “for nothing”, insisting it was an effective way of keeping players in line.

Winter spent nine years as a referee in the English top flight before hanging his whistle up, taking charge of his final match in Manchester United’s 2004 FA Cup final win over Millwall.

Over the years, the Middlesbrough man would have undoubtedly been held accountable for a number of controversial decisions. But in his 2006 autobiography ‘Who’s The B*****d In The Black?’, Winter revealed he once booked players for no reason other than to ensure they behaved in a game between Manchester City and Stockport. “Sometimes you can smell trouble coming,” he said. “It’s important to go into

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