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The Associated Press: FIFA has no intention to investigate Moreno

The Associated Press: FIFA has no intention to investigate Moreno: "Franco Carraro, an International Olympic Committee member and the president of Italian soccer's governing body in 2002, said the arrest proved Moreno had problems.
'I fear that drugs didn't have much to do with what Moreno did in the 2002 Italy-South Korea game,' Carraro said. 'His refereeing was atrocious, perhaps for inability, but more probably for other reasons.'
Moreno ejected Francesco Totti for an alleged dive 13 minutes into overtime, and South Korea used the man advantage to score in the 117th minute and win 2-1. South Korea received a penalty kick in the game's opening minutes for a foul by Christian Panucci against Seol Ki-Hyeon, but it was saved. A 111th-minute goal by Italy's Damiano Tommasi that would have advanced Italy was disallowed, apparently for an offside.
FIFA opened an investigation into Moreno in September 2002 after a controverial domestic match in Ecuador in which he added 13 minutes of stoppage time without registering it. Moreno was suspended for 20 matches by Ecuadorean authorities, but FIFA closed its probe the following January saying there was no proof of any violation of FIFA regulations 'from a disciplinary perspective.'"

 
 
 
 

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