[url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/17032010/58/international-football-ref-face-death-penalty.html]Source[/url]
[quote]World Cup referee Lu Jun could face punishment ranging from administrative sanction to the death penalty if found guilty in the ongoing probe into match-fixing in the domestic game.
Lu, who officiated in two matches at the 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan, was one of three referees arrested in the last week.
If he is found guilty of having accepted bribes as a public servant, the severity of his punishment will depend on the amount of money involved.
Lu was dubbed the 'golden whistle' for his supposed integrity when China was in the thrall of the earlier 'black whistles' scandal some eight years ago.
Chinese Football Association chief Wei Di told Soccer News: "I was really shocked and hurt when Lu's name cropped up in the scandal.
"He is undoubtedly a first-rate referee in terms of working ability, but his morals are a far cry from his 'golden whistle' reputation."
The others arrested were 45-year-old Guangzhou official Zhou Weixin, who like Lu was retired, and Huang Junjie, an active FIFA international referee since 1998.
Huang, 43, has taken charge of several internationals, including World Cup qualifiers involving Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Wei, who said the police had not told him why the three officials had been arrested, took up his post after his predecessor Nan Yong became caught up in the scandal, leading to his arrest with his deputy Yang Yimin and referees committee chief Zhang Jianqiang.
The CFA have made the integrity of match officials a central plank in their attempts to reform the game and more than 200 referees were last week sent on a five-day 'Anti-corruption Rectification Education Camp'.
Wei said in future the selection of referees for matches would be an independent process.
"We will adopt a new mechanism to improve our management. No leader of the Chinese Football Association, including me, can decide which referee to use," he said.
As well as the individual prosecutions, Guangzhou and Chengdu were relegated from the top flight Chinese Super League, while Qingdao of the second division have been kicked out of professional football altogether for match-fixing.
The new CSL season is scheduled to begin on March 27.[/quote]
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Harsh.
I guess you could say... he's got a [I]goal [/I]to achieve.... xD
[QUOTE=Magistrate;20796982]I guess you could say... he's got a [I]goal [/I]to achieve.... xD[/QUOTE]
no
Surely you mean soccer
[QUOTE=Magistrate;20796982]I guess you could say... he's got a [I]goal [/I]to achieve.... xD[/QUOTE]
Stop adding that goddamned ....xD to the end of sentences, you look like an idiot.
[QUOTE=Perfumly;20797054]Surely you mean soccer[/QUOTE]
Yeah, just a typo I believe.
He meant soccer.
[img]http://www.gamersince.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/no-u1.png[/img]
Was I the only one reminded of this picture?
[QUOTE=Perfumly;20797054]Surely you mean soccer[/QUOTE]
There's a foot and a ball, seems like football to me.
[QUOTE=johanz;20797127]There's a foot and a ball, seems like football to me.[/QUOTE]
No, there's a soc and a cer
More than half of facepunch is American, Soccer is a more widely accepted term.
It takes balls to accept bribes in a country where you could be killed for it.
[QUOTE=Perfumly;20797054]Surely you mean soccer[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Perfumly;20797146]No, there's a soc and a cer[/QUOTE]
Get out of here troll.
Come 'round here with your crazy "footed ball" and you'll get yourself shot, ye' hear?
Soccer is the international term for the aforementioned sport.
Death for fixing games? Bit much don't you think?
Europe can defeat america in everything so it's called football
[QUOTE=Perfumly;20797146]No, there's a soc and a cer[/QUOTE]
I really don't think a moderator should be trolling :raise:
it's a UK news site ("http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com"), so it's gonna refer to Football as "football" and not soccer, because britons won't confuse it with the sport "american football" (or any other sport with the name football in it for that matter)
In europe football is called football and "american football" is called "american football" whereas in North America people call football "soccer" and "american football" simply "football". That's all there is to it.
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;20798208]More than half of facepunch is American, Soccer is a more widely accepted term.[/QUOTE]
pretty sure there's more British than American actually, also its Football! go play your Handegg elsewhere!
[QUOTE=Source;20798662]pretty sure there's more British than American actually, also its Football! go play your Handegg elsewhere![/QUOTE]
do we really need to move on to a "american football versus football" or "Britain versus America" argument?
The News site is British, so it will use British terms. That's that. Americans have to deal with it. Regardless of how popular FP is among Americans compared to other nationalities.
[QUOTE=Gordon Frohm;20798544]I really don't think a moderator should be trolling :raise:
it's a UK news site ("http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com"), so it's gonna refer to Football as "football" and not soccer, because britons won't confuse it with the sport "american football" (or any other sport with the name football in it for that matter)
In europe football is called football and "american football" is called "american football" whereas in North America people call football "soccer" and "american football" simply "football". That's all there is to it.[/QUOTE]
I'm not trolling, there's a difference between a joke and trolling.
Get off your damn high horse.
[QUOTE=Perfumly;20798737]I'm not trolling, there's a difference between a joke and trolling.[/QUOTE]
I'm not the only one who would consider it trolling rather than a simple joke:
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=20798277&postcount=12[/url]
[QUOTE=Gordon Frohm;20798811]I'm not the only one who would consider it trolling rather than a simple joke:
[URL]http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=20798277&postcount=12[/URL][/QUOTE]
Then you're both stupid.
Just shut the hell up about England and America and football and soccer and whatnot. Use whatever terminology you like, just make sure you're clear about what sport you're talking about while on an international forum.
[QUOTE=XSarcYX;20799146]Then you're both stupid.[/QUOTE]
You're stupid then because I was joking also.
[QUOTE=Gordon Frohm;20798811]I'm not the only one who would consider it trolling rather than a simple joke:
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=20798277&postcount=12[/url][/QUOTE]
Do you even know what trolling is? I've just stated that I'm not looking for angry reactions nor am I trying to start an argument. It was a sarcastic comment, get a grip.
perfumely is my honey bun cupcake :smile:
thx
dnt mention it bb ;)
[QUOTE=johanz;20797127]There's a foot and a ball, seems like football to me.[/QUOTE]
Who wants to head down to the local rink to play a game of puckstickskate?
Are these serious news... :geno:
It was a football game. Death penalty. They are seriously going to kill a person for setting up a game of soccer. GAME. Seriously, it's a sport for fun, this is REALLY sick.
Tell me if I misunderstood.
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