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In a way, Mikey Connor has his nan to thank for his love of football.

It was her who took him along to Everton games, who encouraged him to give the game a go, and told him that he should give refereeing a go as well.

So really, it’s her who Mikey has to thank for his love of the beautiful game which – by his own admission – is now a sport that he absolutely can’t live without.

As a former semi-pro ‘keeper, he’s done it as a player – and now, he’s making his way up through the pyramid as a referee, with his eyes firmly set on making it at the highest level that he can as a professional.

And as if all of that wasn’t enough, Mikey is also a content creator and a former star of the ground-breaking ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three reality TV show ‘I Kissed A Boy’ – so there’s absolutely loads for us to talk about in this episode, which is an absolute corker.

We talk about Mikey’s love of football, how it feels when he’s refereeing, his goals and ambitions in the game – as well as why he still fears receiving homophobia on the pitch, his time as a star of ‘I Kissed A Boy’, his own journey with his health and so much more in an absolute corker of a conversation.

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