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“Kill yourself”: Italian CL referee banned
"Next time I'll kill you": Italian FIFA referee Fabio Maresca has been banned for a month for allegedly insulting and threatening a player.
What happened? The 43-year-old refereed the match between Al Kuwait and Al Arabi (2:0) in the Kuwait Premier League last Friday. He clashed with Al Arabi player Khaled Al Murshed - according to Italian media reports, Maresca even threatened the kicker with death: "Next time I'll kill you."
All just a joke?
However, the referee only meant the sentence as a joke, writes the "Corriere della Sera". The Italian association found the action less funny and banned Maresca for a month.
UEFA also reacted and withdrew him from the Champions League match between Eindhoven and Sporting Lisbon (1:1) on Tuesday evening - where he would have been the fourth official.
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