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Byron Moreno struck off
Controversial World Cup ref Byron Moreno has been struck off the register of Ecuadorian officials.
Moreno became a hate figure for Italian football fans after some dubious decisions in their 2002 tournament exit to hosts South Korea, but has run into even more problems since returning to his homeland.
Now Jorge Benavides, the President of the Referees’ Association in the Pichincha province of Ecuador has confirmed, “Moreno will never be able to officiate a football match in this country again.”
He had attempted to make the most of his new found fame after Italian newspapers targeted Moreno as the reason for their World Cup exit.
He ran for public office in Ecuador, took part in several television programmes and was a guest at the Cento carnival in the peninsula.
Byron Moreno struck off
Controversial World Cup ref Byron Moreno has been struck off the register of Ecuadorian officials.
Moreno became a hate figure for Italian football fans after some dubious decisions in their 2002 tournament exit to hosts South Korea, but has run into even more problems since returning to his homeland.
Now Jorge Benavides, the President of the Referees’ Association in the Pichincha province of Ecuador has confirmed, “Moreno will never be able to officiate a football match in this country again.”
He had attempted to make the most of his new found fame after Italian newspapers targeted Moreno as the reason for their World Cup exit.
He ran for public office in Ecuador, took part in several television programmes and was a guest at the Cento carnival in the peninsula.
