Mateu Lahoz: La Liga referee books four players at once in Getafe v Mallorca

Legendary Premier League referee Mike Dean is retiring at the end of the season.

The Englishman, now 53, has been a referee in England’s top flight since 2000 and has decided it’s time to call it a day.

Dean has become a popular figure after producing multiple bizarre moments on the pitch.

Dean may be calling it a day in the next few months, but at least we’ll still have Antonio Mateu Lahoz.

The Spaniard is one of the most high-profile referees in the world of football. He was in action on Saturday afternoon as he took charge of the La Liga clash between Mallorca and Getafe on Saturday afternoon.

And he’s gone viral after booking four players at once during the first-half.

After players from both sides clashed, Lahoz felt the need to take action.

He called over Getafe’s Enes Unal and Sandro Ramirez, as well as Mallorca’s Giovanni Gonzalez and Franco Russo, and booked them all in a space of a second.

Watch the moment below…

Elite multi-brandishing from Mateu Lahoz herepic.twitter.com/w6eyjnBIsI

An elite refereeing moment. His actions have gone viral and you can view some reaction below…

Lahoz wasn’t done there, though.

After booking the quartet, he sprinted over to Mallorca’s Salva Sevilla and showed him a yellow card too.

In total, he showed 11 yellow cards in the game, two of which were given to Russo, who received his marching orders. Eight of his yellow cards came in the first-half.

Lahoz also gave Getafe a penalty, which was missed by Unal.

Despite wasting a golden opportunity from the spot, the home side went on to win 1-0 courtesy of Borja Mayoral’s 82nd minute goal.

Lahoz was also the man in charge for last year’s Champions League final.

He produced a viral moment in that game, too. In the 57th minute, Lahoz