Referee Peter O'Leary explained why he destroyed the Dragon in Brazil
New Zealand football referee Peter O'Leary, who on June 21 at the World Cup in Brazil judged match between Bosnia and Nigeria, spoke on the contentious details or mistakes in that game.
Hopefully after that game appeared in all media throughout the world, and the Dragons started to pack for the trip home.
O'Leary spoke about why he whistled offside Edin Dzeko, as well as why the end of the game with a smile on his face embrace with one player Nigeria.
As a reminder, Džeko scored a goal after 21 minutes, but O'Leary accepted the signal line judge and gave a non-existent offside.
FIFA after the game seized his laptop and cell phone to examine the possibility that the game might have been the setting, but did not find anything objectionable.
O'Leary continued with the trial, but he was afraid, he says, for the safety of his family, his wife Rachel and two sons, because he began to acquire and threatening messages.
"These threats we understand the seriousness and the police have been included in the case, they took care to protect my family while I was in Brazil," said O'Leary for "The New Zealand Herald."
What is disputed offside concerned, he said:
"It was an obvious mistake. The assistant raised his flag and I whistled offside. Although I have not raised the flag, I was a referee and I'm responsible for it. Had I been in a better position, I'd see what happened and I whistled offside, "said 42-year-old judge.
O'Leary explained and hug with the Nigerians ...
"At the end of the game the player took the ball, and I went up to him and told him to return it. He congratulated me, hugged me, and then I hugged him. As we hugged, the referee is on the phone in his ear said something funny that I laugh, "says O'Leary.
- 8 Nov, 2014
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