Italian referee Pierluigi Collina may be flown into Greece to take charge of the delicate Olympiakos-Panathinaikos match on May 11. According to the ministry of culture Evangelos Venizelos this hypothesis is likely. "I spoke of that with the vice-ministry of sport Ghiorgos Lianis who proposed a name. But we cannot decide alone. Everybody must agree and we also have to take into account the reputation of the Greek referees."
True Dimitris, I think you're the only one right now, if you bring more you could make this a pleasant place to discuss footie!
Hi Dudes ! I cannot see a foriegn reffree officiate the match. P.S. Hey HEy Heyyyyyy,,How r u,2ndmouse?,,(IT'S BAZZA-7 FROM PHANTIS)
welcome ANDROS, its not the first time to see a foreign refering (sp?) at least in UEFA matches, what say the rules of your FA?
(Sorry for the delay in answering guys... was away for orthodox Easter wich was 1 week after the Cathilic and Protestant one) Mario, We used to have Foreign refs for a period during the 60's (I think) but never since. I think that It would be stupid and give a bad name to the Greek League (we already know it is rotten enough due to numerous other reasons). Bazza Hi. Nice to see you here man
Re-reading my post sounds kinda stupid, I meant I remember european countries have used referees from another country in their league games, the old firm for instance (if Im not mistaken)
It is what we say to one another after Easter Sunday (orthodox Easter)... One person sais: Christos Anesti + Christ has Risen (grammar?) And the other replies: Indeed he has risen!
Christos Anesti = Christ is Risen! Alithos Anesti = Indeed He is Risen! It is a greeting and response that Orthodox Christians give each other at Pascha (Easter.) That is, of course, in Greek, but as most Orthodox parishes in the USA are quite culturally diverse, you usually know it in about half a dozen languages. At my church for instance, your likely to hear it in English, Greek, Slavonic, Romanian, Arabic, etc.
yeia sas adelphia, This match does need a ref like Collina but I dont see it happening either. Damn its the 11th? I thought it was tomorrow. oh well.
Yes man (geia sou ki esena) but especially todays away match of Olympiakos @ Giannena (with nikos Anastopoulos on the Giannina Bench) will show us with how many points and what goals will the two teams enter the big derby in one weeks time... In the meantime my team... AEK beat Aris 4-0 and is waiting for point losses by the others...
Yiasas Palikaria! Collina'd be great to have, alla xeroume oli ti that pathi eh? Panathinaikara that kerdisi 2-1. Liberopoulos me duo gol...
Well I just said "Hi" jcl expressed some doubts about Collinas Safaty and CV if he dares to referee such a game in Greece (I think he is right too! )
Doubts about the best referer in the world? two years in a row my friend! why? are the fans dangerous?