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Linesman for Champions League sacked for 'stupid' Barca shirt blunder

AFP

May 16, 2006

PARIS (AFP) - A linesman due to officiate at Wednesday's Champions League final has been replaced after admitting 'stupidly' being photographed posing in a Barcelona shirt ahead of their showdown with Arsenal.

Photographs showing Norwegian match official Ole Hermann Borgan smiling and laughing while proudly wearing a Barcelona jersey were published in Norway's Drammens Tidende newspaper Tuesday.

The embarrassing controversy threatened to cause uproar on the eve of the final although both Arsenal and Barcelona indicated they were not bothered by the incident.

A statement released by European football's governing body UEFA late Tuesday said that Borgan had been relieved of his dutires for the match.

"The UEFA Referees Committee has decided that the Norwegian should be substituted by his compatriot Arild Sundet," the statement said.

"The decision comes after a photograph of Borgan wearing a Barcelona replica shirt was published in his local newspaper."

Earlier in a statement read out by embarrassed Norwegian match referee Terje Hauge, Borgan said sorry for the stunt.

"He agrees it was a stupid thing to do and on reflection he regrets it," Hauge said. "I can assure you that the official is not a Barcelona supporter.

"It was just something he did out of joy for being picked to officiate in this event. He put the shirt on just to symbolise being picked for the final. It was just a stupid thing for him to do."

Both Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and his Barcelona counterpart Frank Rijkaard were non-plussed by the match official's sartorial faux pas.

"I don't think it's something for us to be too worried about," said Wenger. "I never think about the referees before a match.

"I have no reason to doubt their honesty or the integrity of the referees, and I don't want to contribute to what would be a useless controversy."

Rijkaard shrugged when told of the affair.

"I think that now Arsenal has to give him a shirt and take a photo to make it 1-1," the Dutchman said.

"We can blow it up but I'm not questioning the mentality of the referee. Why is wearing a Barcelona shirt silly? I thought he was on his holiday.

"So let's get him in an Arsenal shirt and we'll make it equal."

The Norwegian Football Association has reprimanded Borgan, who earlier explained that a photographer had asked him to pose with both teams' kits, but he only had Barcelona's to hand.

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Lets Go Gunners!

Dude - you're a Chelski fan. You're supporting the London rivals? You never cease to amaze me. BTW here's your team for the Cup:

Serbia and Montenegro squad:

Goalkeepers: Dragoslav Jevric (Ankaraspor/TUR), Oliver Kovacevic (Zeleznik), Vladimir Stojkovic (Nantes/FRA)

Defenders: Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United/ENG), Mladen Krstajic (Schalke 04/GER), Goran Gavrancic (Dinamo Kiev/UKR), Milan Dudic (Red Star Belgrade), Ivica Dragutinovic (Sevilla/ESP), Dusan Basta (Red Star Belgrade), Nenad Djordjevic (Partizan Belgrade)

Midfielders: Igor Duljaj (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Albert Nadj (Partizan Belgrade), Ivan Ergic (FC Basel/SUI), Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan/ITA), Predrag Djordjevic (Olympiakos/GRE), Zvonimir Vukic (Partizan Belgrade), Ognjen Koroman (Portsmouth/ENG), Danijel Ljuboja (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Sasa Ilic (Galatasaray/TUR)

Forwards: Savo Milosevic (Osasuna/ESP), Mateja Kezman (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Nikola Zigic (Red Star Belgrade), Mirko Vucinic (Lecce/ITA)

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go Barcelona!

(i h8 them both, but i'll pull for barcelona)

And your's:

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara/Chivas), Guillermo Ochoa (America), Jesus Corona (UAG/Tecos)

Defenders: Jose Antonio Castro (America), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Mario Mendez (Monterrey), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Francisco Rodriguez (Guadalajara/Chivas), Carlos Salcido (Guadalajara/Chivas), Claudio Suarez (Chivas USA), Andres Guardado (Atlas), Gonzalo Pineda (Guadalajara/Chivas)

Midfielders: Luis Perez (Monterrey), Pavel Pardo (America), Antonio Naelson (Toluca), Rafael Garcia (Atlas), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Ramon Morales (Guadalajara/Chivas)

Forwards: Jared Borgetti (Bolton Wanderers), Guillermo Franco (Villarreal), Francisco Fonseca (Cruz Azul), Omar Bravo (Guadalajara/Chivas), Jesus Arellano (Monterrey).

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And yours:

Goalkeepers: Kossi Agassa (Metz/FRA), Nimini Tchagnirou (Djoliba/MLI), Kodjovi Dodji Obilale (Etoile Filante)

Defenders Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (Apoel/CYP), Dare Nibombe (Mons/BEL), Ludovic Assemoassa ((Clermont/FRA), Karim Guede (Hamburg/GER), Toure Assimiou (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Richmond Forson (J.A. Poire/FRA), Kuami Agboh (Beveren/BEL), Eric Akoto (Admira Walker/AUT), Afo Erassa (Clermont/FRA)

Midfielders: Kaka Aziawonou (Youngs Boys/SUI), Cherif Toure Mamam (Metz/FRA), Thomas Dossevi (Valencien/FRA), Alexis Romao (CS Louhans Cuiseaux/FRA), Adekambi Olufade (Al Siliyah/QAT), Yao Junior Senaya (YF Juventus/SUI), Sheyi Adebayor (Arsenal/ENG)

Forwards: Robert Malm (Brest/FRA), Abdel-Kader Cougbadja (Guingamp/FRA), Massamesso Tchangai (Benevento/ITA), Moustapha Salifou (Brest/FRA)

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you forgot to list yours

Petar Milosevski G Malatyaspor, Turkey

Oka Nikolov G Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany

Sasa Ilic G Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Goce Grujoski G Rabotnicki Skopje, Macedonia

Antonio Filevski G Belasica Strumica, Macedonia

Igor Mitrevski D Spartak Moscow, Russia

Igor Sasa Nikolovski D SK Lierse, Belgium

Goce Sedloski D Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia

Goran Stavrevski D NK Zagreb, Croatia

Marjan Gerasimovski D Legia Warsaw, Poland

Milan Stojanovski D Beitar Jerusalem, Israel

Goran Lazarevski D Malatyaspor, Turkey

Mile Krstev D Groningen, Holland

Igor Gjuzelov D Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine

Igor Stojanov D Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Zoran Jovanovski D Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje, Macedonia

Goran Pandev D-M Inter Milan, Italy

Dzevdat Sainovski D-M Farum, Denmark

Nedzmedin Memedi D-M Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Rade Karanfilovski D-M Pobeda Prilep, Macedonia

Toni Micevski M FC Energie Cottbus, Germany

Zarko Serafimovski M Trabzonspor, Turkey

Srdjan Zaharievski M Hapoel Haifa, Israel

Toni Savevski M AEK Athens, Greece

Blaze Georgioski M-F Red Star Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Artim Sakiri M-F NK HIT Gorica, Slovenia

Saso Milosevski M-F Rabotnicki Skopje, Macedonia

Georgi Hristov F NEC Nijmegen, Holland

Sasa Ciric F Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany

Aco Stojkov F Inter Milan, Italy

Zoran Miserdovski F Apollon Limassol, Cyprus

Dragan Nacevski F Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Risto Bozinov F Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Arzden Bekiri F Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje, Macedonia

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you forgot to list yours

Petar Milosevski G Malatyaspor, Turkey

Oka Nikolov G Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany

Sasa Ilic G Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Goce Grujoski G Rabotnicki Skopje, Macedonia

Antonio Filevski G Belasica Strumica, Macedonia

Igor Mitrevski D Spartak Moscow, Russia

Igor Sasa Nikolovski D SK Lierse, Belgium

Goce Sedloski D Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia

Goran Stavrevski D NK Zagreb, Croatia

Marjan Gerasimovski D Legia Warsaw, Poland

Milan Stojanovski D Beitar Jerusalem, Israel

Goran Lazarevski D Malatyaspor, Turkey

Mile Krstev D Groningen, Holland

Igor Gjuzelov D Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine

Igor Stojanov D Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Zoran Jovanovski D Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje, Macedonia

Goran Pandev D-M Inter Milan, Italy

Dzevdat Sainovski D-M Farum, Denmark

Nedzmedin Memedi D-M Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Rade Karanfilovski D-M Pobeda Prilep, Macedonia

Toni Micevski M FC Energie Cottbus, Germany

Zarko Serafimovski M Trabzonspor, Turkey

Srdjan Zaharievski M Hapoel Haifa, Israel

Toni Savevski M AEK Athens, Greece

Blaze Georgioski M-F Red Star Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Artim Sakiri M-F NK HIT Gorica, Slovenia

Saso Milosevski M-F Rabotnicki Skopje, Macedonia

Georgi Hristov F NEC Nijmegen, Holland

Sasa Ciric F Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany

Aco Stojkov F Inter Milan, Italy

Zoran Miserdovski F Apollon Limassol, Cyprus

Dragan Nacevski F Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Risto Bozinov F Vardar Skopje, Macedonia

Arzden Bekiri F Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje, Macedonia

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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All fixed, especially the crooked Juventus goalie..... :laugh:

Just '97 w/ Juve, when everyone was roided. Before he died, Cloughie admitted that the board of Nottingham was shady, as they were known for giving out bribes throughout their tournament years.

Yeah, it doesn't look too good for Buffoon.

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