Collina announces retirement

Updated: 2005-09-06 11:14

Italian referee Pierluigi Collina poses in front of Opel cars in a promotional photograph released by the auto maker August 29, 2005. The sudden resignation of referee Pierluigi Collina has left many Italians debating whether soccer's best-known match official was forced to quit. The five-times world referee of the year resigned from the Italian Association of Referees (AIA) on Monday after refusing to renounce an 800,000-euros per year sponsorship deal with German car manufacturer Opel. Picture released August 29, 2005. [Reuters]

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