Collina shock as he quits!
Monday 29 August, 2005--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Referee Pierluigi Collina has blown the final whistle on his career by announcing his shock retirement following a sponsorship row.
The official, widely regarded as the world’s best, quit the Italian Referees’ Association and subsequently the Italian game this morning.
"After 28 years, I have decided to hand in my resignation," said the man in black. "It is something that I could not avoid.
"There would have been no problem for me to work in Serie B but it would have been useless to carry on when there is no faith in you.
"If a referee is not believed then it is only right that he leaves, that is why I am going. At the end of the day I think everybody is losing out."
Collina has decided to walk despite getting special clearance to continue for one more year – after reaching the maximum age of 45.
However, Collina courted controversy this summer after signing a sponsorship deal with car manufacturers Opel – the same company who back Milan.
That raised a conflict of interests issue and Collina was not assigned any of the opening round of Serie A matches.
It was thought that he would be demoted to the Serie B championship until Monday’s shock announcement.
Collina also insisted that Tulio Lanese, head of the Association, was aware of the whole situation.
"Lanese knew everything about the contract," continued the Viareggio referee. "He even congratulated me on it."
Whispers now suggest that Collina, who took charge of the 2002 World Cup Final, may now work abroad – with the Premiership a possible destination.
同ac米蘭簽左同樣既讚助商既利益衝突下
決定連意乙都唔執法:icon126: 個贊助商究竟比左幾多銀??? 唉...你點解要吹歐聯喎...:( Originally posted by Tung at 2005-8-29 08:06 PM:
唉...你點解要吹歐聯喎...:(
鄧肯費格遜果球:icon083: Originally posted by ohcl at 2005-8-29 08:04 PM:
個贊助商究竟比左幾多銀???
利益大過繼續做球証呱:icon101: Originally posted by JohnTerry at 2005-8-29 08:07 PM:
鄧肯費格遜果球:icon083:
咁就幾千萬!!:icon099: 你條__整死完愛華頓先肯退休 Originally posted by 華頓 at 2005-8-29 22:21:
你條__整死完愛華頓先肯退休
__係乜呢?:icon093::rolleyes: Originally posted by 沙基 at 2005-8-29 10:30 PM:
__係乜呢?:icon093::rolleyes:
你頭像終於退休 意大利球證哥連拿正式退休。
該名四十五歲球證由於與贊助商簽下合約，被意大利足總指控。
本身為AC米蘭贊助商的Opel，以五十四萬鎊簽下哥連拿一年，意大利足總隨即表示哥連拿只可執法意乙的賽事。
「經過廿八年後，我決定正式退休。」哥連拿道。
「我這數天睡得比世界杯決賽舉行前還要少。」
「於我來說，在意乙執法並沒有問題，不過意大利足總是否對球證有信心才是問題。」
「如果他們並不信任，我們唯有離開，因為這樣我們不能進步。」
曾五次被選為最佳球證的哥連拿，曾於日韓世界杯巴西對德國的決賽上執法。 IFA迫走佢:o 為尊嚴而退下:icon075: Originally posted by AC米仔 at 29-8-2005 11:11 PM:
為尊嚴而退下:icon075:
要唔要"奠"佢...:o Originally posted by 華頓 at 2005-8-29 10:21 PM:
你條__整死完愛華頓先肯退休
算啦
球証都係人...
人總有錯既...
當我們的命不好吧... Originally posted by Tung at 29-8-2005 11:15 PM:
算啦
球証都係人...
人總有錯既...
當我們的命不好吧...
加上黃潛真係勁過拖肥... Originally posted by thomaskung at 2005-8-29 11:16 PM:
加上黃潛真係勁過拖肥...
唔係無得打嘛... Originally posted by Tung at 29-8-2005 11:17 PM:
唔係無得打嘛...
有得打...不過輸的確唔係咩大不了既事...一早被睇淡:o Originally posted by thomaskung at 2005-8-29 11:36 PM:
有得打...不過輸的確唔係咩大不了既事...一早被睇淡:o
這樣輸法是很無奈的... Originally posted by Tung at 2005-8-29 11:36 PM:
這樣輸法是很無奈的...
又唔係得你地係咁...大把人試過啦:o 波圖拎歐冠果季
曼聯應該仲無奈:o
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