Gianluca Paparesta
Gianluca Paparesta (born 25 May 1969 in Bari) was an Italian football referee. He was implicated in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal[1] and has not refereed since. Many in Italy still consider him to be the best referee in Italy.
He has never refereed any World Championship or European Championship matches, but has refereed nine matches in the UEFA Cup[2] as well as 2006 World Cup qualifiers.[3]
References
- ^ Ruperto, Cesare; Zoppellari, Mario; Porceddu, Carlo; Lo Piano, Michele; Marziale, Giuseppe; Metitieri, Antonio. "Testo Della Decisione Relativa al Comm. Uff. N. 1/C - Riunione del 29 Giugno / 3-4-5-6-7 Luglio 2006". La Gazzetta dello Sport, 14 July 2006. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
- ^ Statistics at Weltfussball.de
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Estonia - Russia 1:1 (0:1)". 30 March 2005. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.