Pierluigi Pairetto

Pierluigi Pairetto (born 15 July 1952 in Turin) is an Italian former football referee. Among the many prestigious games he officiated were the Euro 96 final between Germany and the Czech Republic at Wembley, and the classic USA 94 second-round clash between Romania and Argentina in Pasadena.[1]

Pierluigi Pairetto

Born	15 July 1952 Turin, Italy
Other occupation	Veterinarian
Domestic
Years	League	Role
1981–1998	Serie A	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1989–1997	FIFA-listed	Referee

He held the position of Italian vice chairman of the UEFA Referees Committee until the summer of 2006, when it was discovered that he had been in regular telephone contact with Juventus F.C. chief executive Luciano Moggi regarding which referees would be selected for Juventus' UEFA Champions League fixtures. As a result of his involvement in this scandal, he initially received a ban of two years and six months from football, although this was later increased to three and a half years.[2]

References

1. Profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in German): Weltfussbal.de website.
2. Increased ban: International Herald Tribune website.

External links

• Jonathan O'Brien, The Sunday Business Post, 16 July 2006, "The Italian Job"