Comments on: Italian Football Referees Banned From Using Social Media

By: Stephanie DeLuca

Stephanie DeLuca — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:32:54 +0000

I don’t know how well this will work out. If these refs feel they need to use a social media site they could find a way around this.

By: RizzoSports

RizzoSports — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:27:23 +0000

Someone should check NFL officials and their Facebook pages – and btw Go AC Milan!!!

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Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:27:51 +0000

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By: Paolo

Paolo — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:10:05 +0000

The news is correct, and it is reported on the official site of the AIA (referee association).

They won’t ban the referee from the social network, but they will presumibly punish him someway.

Anyway it’s not correct to say that Nicchi wanted to revolutionize those rules but he just wanted to make theme more flexible in some particular situations.

Paolo from Italy
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Italian Referees Barred from Tweeting about Soccer | Blippitt — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:00:31 +0000

[...] Marcello Nicchi, new President of Italy’s “Referees’ Association,” wants to bar officials from using social networking sites and message boards. He also wants the referees from [...]

By: Soulful Saint

Soulful Saint — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:11:23 +0000

A similar debate raged with Scottish football, when the league permitted a referee’s blogsite ‘Whistle Blower.’ Its main purpose to allow referees to explain controversial decisions. It was assumed that this would be healthy for democracy in the game. Problem was that the site only helped fan the flames of controversy and issues that would have died away in two days continued for months. Probably why the Italian authorties are so reluctant.

By: swag

swag — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:00:01 +0000

Given the abuses in past Italian refereeing, they need a cleaning out of the house to avoid possible chumminess that extends beyond the game. Influence peddling is rampant, and unfortunately after the 2006 Calciopoli debacle, nothing really changed.

I’m happy at least to see someone attempting to break up some conflicts of interest that naturally arise. Otherwise, absolutely nothing has changed.

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:29:13 +0000

Seems like nothing’s happening today. Another non-story…

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By: Nikesh

Nikesh — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:50:36 +0000

Crazy stuff!

By: homepage

homepage — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:30:10 +0000

How can you ban someone from all social networks?

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:25:42 +0000

Robin: This is ofcourse not the first such instance and we have compiled at least 3 more in the past few months – referred in this post based on your report (http://www.coll....com/blog/?p=78)

Organizations can decide how open or closed they want to be. Not everybody has to do the same thing. In fact, when we all do the same thing – how are we different.

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By: The Collabor Blog » Blog Archive » Italian Football Refs banned from Facebook

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:20:46 +0000

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By: Antonio V

Antonio V — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:48:53 +0000

The truth is that in Italy, unlike in other countries where football is so popular, the media tend to emphasize way too much the mistakes made by the refs rather than focusing on the match itself. It’s always been like this, even before those scandals.
As Robin said the Referees’ Association is just trying to limit the public exposure of its associates and, above all, to avoid the “unofficial” disclosures. Football refs will unlikely admit they made a mistake (I can remember 3-4 times this happened) but if they decide to confess they’ll probably use non-traditional media. Nicchi is very afraid this could happen…..

By: charly

charly — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:33:32 +0000

Italian Soccer is used to Scandals, so this is a good move.

By: MediaBlog.com

MediaBlog.com — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:27:47 +0000

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By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:06:19 +0000

Silencio 2.0!

By: LivePaola

LivePaola — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:56:09 +0000

The report seems to be correct. Italian blogger Silvio de Rossi has posted the original directive here:
http://www.slid...e-aia?src=embed

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By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:38:12 +0000

Silencio!

By: Oguz Serdar

Oguz Serdar — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:31:11 +0000

It is very routine in Italy because of dozens referee & football scandal. Check over:
http://en.wikip...Serie_A_scandal

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By: Typhoon

Typhoon — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:05:31 +0000

Lolz..Banned? Will they be able to do this..?

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