Darren cann

The Professional Game Match Officials: The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have announced that assistant referee Darren Cann will officiate his final professional match when Manchester City take on Crystal Palace in a Premier League match this saturday.

The hugely decorated individual will be hanging up his flag after the fixture at the Etihad Stadium, which will bring to a close an extraordinary career spanning more than three decades, two of which have been spent at the very top of the game.

Since reaching the Premier League in 2005, Cann has officiated a record-breaking number of matches, with Saturday marking his 579th and final appearance – the most by any match official in the competition’s history.