Juventus veteran Nedved threatens to
quit
tribalfooball.com - December 07, 2006
Juventus veteran Pavel Nedved has threatened to quit the game after
he was slapped with a five-match ban for his dismissal against
Genoa.
Nedved was handed the shock suspension after being adjudged to have
intentionally stepped on the foot of the referee after his red
card.
"Zinedine Zidane was suspended for three matches for a head-butt,
what did I do to get five?," agent Mino Raiola said he was informed
by Nedved.
"If this is the way they intend to manage things, I might as well
retire from football," added the player, who was asked by Juve to
avoid releasing any statements on the issue as the Bianconeri are
appealing.
"Pavel told me that he cannot agree with the decision and that
[referee] Farina is a liar, he never offended him and he did not
stamp on him voluntarily," explained Raiola to La Gazzetta dello
Sport.
"Many clubs have complained about this referee, including Chelsea,
Barcelona, Inter and Milan.
"Pavel is convinced that the team is paying for what happened
during the summer, but that was not the players' fault," added the
representative.
"If this is how things will continue, they should have killed the
club or given them a 40-point deduction.
"Pavel also wants Juve to know that he does not agree with their
attitude. The club must react and demand respect.
"If this does not change he is ready to consider quitting.
Punishments must be proportional to blame, in this case there is no
proportion.
"I am thinking of appealing to the European Court of Human Rights.
A five-match ban means that Nedved will not be able to play for a
month and a half and you cannot deny a citizen the right to work
for such a long time.
"They might as well rescind his contract"
