Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Additional referees not just standing still, says Collina

Pierluigi Collina, the UEFA Chief Refereeing Officer, attends a news conference five weeks before the start of the EURO 2012 soccer championships, in Warsaw By Brian Homewood TURIN (Reuters) - If the five referees system had been in use in 2005, former referee Pierluigi Collina would not have awarded the goal that gave Chelsea a Champions League round-of-16 win over Barcelona. Chelsea were leading the second leg 3-2 but heading out of the competition on the away goals rule until they won a corner in the 76th minute. Collina said he kept his eyes firmly fixed on John Terry, knowing that the other Chelsea players would do everything they could to allow their captain a free header. Sure enough, when the ball was floated across, Terry got free of his marker and sent a low header into the bottom corner from around 16 metres.








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