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[pullhimdown]

Oooh, and Marco Ferreira, who refereed the last Portuguese Cup is apparently quitting because people are trying to destroy portuguese refereeing.

[untxi]

can't find anything yet, maybe portugoal will publish a translation later.

in sum, he says his career as a ref is ending today, then he thanks everyone; he says he's dedicated 20 years to this profession, and that he even gave up his 'day job' in banking, and often put refereeing above his friends and family. he says he leaves to win his freedom of speech back, and because he's tired of those who try to destroy portuguese refereeing; he says that leaving was not his choice, but that he got a 'red card' for being an honest person. and then he incites other people to revolt against the 'system'.

[pullhimdown]

basically what untxi said

he was downgraded to the second league recently and he's been vaguely shittalking everyone since then (this and this, also in portuguese--in the first he congratulates people who approved raffling referees for matches rather than ref nominations, says they ended 'the system', calls people in charge incompetent, says their last toy was taken away. in the second he claims to have been put under pressure concerning one of benfica's matches by the refs' president). i'm very excited he's quitting tbh, since he made a big deal out of freedom of speech in that statement and i sincerely hope he's getting ready to drag the fuck out of everyone.

[untxi]

shit, that video truly is *explosive*. what's amazing - and telling about the state of things in our country - is how this remained a relatively low-key story instead of generating a football scandal, like others before it.

btw, wasn't LFV the only one of the big 3 who was opposed to a referee raffle?

[pullhimdown]

at this point people would be more surprised if a ref wasn't corrupt than they are by proof of institutionalized corruption. besides, when doesn't benfica get away with all their shit?

but yeah, LFV was definitely against it. must be terrifying to think the one ref who isn't in your pocket may be allowed to ref your matches.