Nedved may Czech out

fender06

Thursday 14 December, 2006
Frustrated Juventus ace Pavel Nedved has confirmed that he may hang up his boots at the end of the season.

The Czech made the insinuation after his dismissal against Genoa and has today warned that the current calcio climate is becoming hard to accept.

“I don’t know if I will continue or not, this is not a joke,” he told Tuttosport. “Juventus have changed, but they are the only ones. The rest of the footballing world is exactly the same as before.

“After the summer, referees have decided that when in doubt they will decide against us. They must be thinking that we can suffer a bit now.

“In any case, this does not change my attitude – I am training with the same dedication and passion as before,” concluded the 2003 Golden Ball winner.

Nedved was handed a five-match ban following his Marassi red card when he was found guilty of offending referee Stefano Farina and voluntarily stepping on his foot after being sent off.

An amazed Juventus have lodged an appeal with the verdict expected to be handed out on Thursday.

“I am still very upset about what happened,” continued Nedved. “I was hoping I would forget about it but that is not the case.

“I am a very honest person and I am not saying that what I did wasn’t wrong. I did not behave well with Farina and I was not a good example for the young people who were watching the match.

“I was very angry and I moved aggressively towards the referee to complain, but I never offended him and I never stepped on his foot voluntarily – his report did not state the truth.

“I do not know what to expect from today’s verdict. I never thought I would receive a five-match ban as it’s a very severe punishment.

“I have already said this in the past, but Zinedine Zidane was only banned for three matches and he head-butted Marco Materazzi – this just doesn’t make sense.”

Juventus are hoping to get Nedved’s ban reduced to three games.

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