Thursday, July 8, 2010

Referee Rosetti steps down after World Cup error

Referee Roberto Rosetti of Italy shows the yellow card to Mexico's Rafael Marquez, as Adolfo...

Published Fri, Jul 09 10 12:37 AM

Italian Roberto Rosetti quit refereeing on Thursday but said his decision had nothing to do with allowing a clearly offside goal in the World Cup.

The 42-year-old, who took charge of the Euro 2008 final, has opted to retire and become the referee designator for Serie B less than two weeks after Carlos Tevez's goal was allowed to stand in Argentina's 3-1 win over Mexico in the last 16.

"The disappointment of the World Cup did not influence my decision," Rosetti, who was not kept on for the quarter-finals, said in a statement.


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