Joseph Attard (born on 1 July 1965), is a Maltese former

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referee who was a listed international referee from 1997 to 2010. He started as the assistant referee during the

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between Georgia and

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on 7 June 1997. He was promoted to a referee on 1 September 2001, where he was summoned to officiated the match between

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and Armenia. In 2008, Attard and Albanian coach Ilir Pelinku were charged for bribing a goalkeeper

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before the match and match manipulation. They appeared and arranged in court in May 2009. On 12 November 2010, Attard was found guilty of breaching Article 10 of the association's regulations, FIFA and the

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’s Board to Investigate Corrupt Practices banned Attard for life in football activities. On 21 February 2012, Attard and Pelinku were convicted of bribery and match manipulation.

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