Who do Premier League referees support and where are they from? Home towns, favourite clubs for 2023/24 officials

Getty Images Premier League referees are instructed to uphold complete neutrality when overseeing matches in the world's most renowned domestic league. However, this professional obligation doesn't restrict referees from openly supporting their favourite football teams when they're off duty. In fact, many referees are huge football fans themselves, which prompts an intriguing question: which football teams do Premier League referees support? Keith Hackett, the former chief of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the entity responsible for appointing referees for Premier League games, explained the process of selecting a referee for a specific match: "At the beginning of every season...