Pierluigi Pairetto (born 15 July 1952 in

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) is an Italian former football referee. Among the many prestigious games he officiated were the

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final between

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and the

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, and the classic USA 94 second-round clash between

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and

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in Pasadena. He held the position of Italian vice chairman of the

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Referees Committee until the summer of 2006, when it was discovered that he had been in regular telephone contact with Juventus F.C. chief executive

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regarding which referees would be selected for Juventus'

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fixtures. As a result of his involvement in this scandal, he initially received a ban of two years and six months from football, although this was later increased to three and a half years.Increased ban

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website.

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'', 16 July 2006
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