Friend is the latest retiree this summer, the 50-year-old taking a management role with the referees' group, in charge of 'Select Group Two' referees who work in the Championship.
He joins Mike Dean, Jon Moss and Martin Atkinson in hanging up their whistles after the season ended in May, with 63 years of collective top-flight experience between themEPL: Check out five key changes in the 2022/23 football season
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