Italy to hire German refs (Football Italia)
Tuesday 6 July, 2004
German referees could take charge of a number of Serie A games as soon as next season.
There are plans for European Leagues to exchange referees, with Germany and Italy set to be one of the first to try it out.
"It will be possible to swap referees with Germany," confirmed Italian referee designator Pierluigi Pairetto.
"It wouldn’t be a frequent occurrence but four to six games a year could be handled by foreign officials.
"We are studying the prospect of working with Germany because that is the closest League to ours on a footballing scale."
That isn’t to be the only refereeing change for the new season as the men in black are set to be sponsored too.
"We’ll probably have a commercial sponsor," confirmed referee chief Tulio Lanese. "We’ve already agreed a deal with a company.
"We would like to be backed by someone as that would see us net new funds which would allow our association to grow."
Lanese also confirmed that the age limit of 45, which will force Pierluigi Collina (pictured) to retire in 2005, may be increased.
"Our current rules state that referees must call it a day at 45 but we will consider making amendments during next season if that is possible," he revealed.
A number of rule changes are also set to be implemented for the new term, starting with goal celebrations.
"Players who lift up their shirts, in Fabrizio Ravanelli style for example, will be booked," confirmed Pairetto.
Previous rules stated that players who completely took off their jerseys would be carded but just lifting it up is now an offence.
Tuesday 6 July, 2004
German referees could take charge of a number of Serie A games as soon as next season.
There are plans for European Leagues to exchange referees, with Germany and Italy set to be one of the first to try it out.
"It will be possible to swap referees with Germany," confirmed Italian referee designator Pierluigi Pairetto.
"It wouldn’t be a frequent occurrence but four to six games a year could be handled by foreign officials.
"We are studying the prospect of working with Germany because that is the closest League to ours on a footballing scale."
That isn’t to be the only refereeing change for the new season as the men in black are set to be sponsored too.
"We’ll probably have a commercial sponsor," confirmed referee chief Tulio Lanese. "We’ve already agreed a deal with a company.
"We would like to be backed by someone as that would see us net new funds which would allow our association to grow."
Lanese also confirmed that the age limit of 45, which will force Pierluigi Collina (pictured) to retire in 2005, may be increased.
"Our current rules state that referees must call it a day at 45 but we will consider making amendments during next season if that is possible," he revealed.
A number of rule changes are also set to be implemented for the new term, starting with goal celebrations.
"Players who lift up their shirts, in Fabrizio Ravanelli style for example, will be booked," confirmed Pairetto.
Previous rules stated that players who completely took off their jerseys would be carded but just lifting it up is now an offence.
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