THE PRESIDENT OF THE FORUM OF ARMENIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF EUROPE SENT A LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF THE UEFA
Noyan Tapan
19.10.2011
The President of the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe sent
a letter to President of the UEFA which states:
“Dear Mr. President,
During the qualification match for EURO 2012 between Ireland and
Armenia held on 11 October 2011 in Dublin the referee Iturralde
Gonzalez made appaling errors of judgement that affected the outcome
of the match, leaving the Armenain fans deeply disheartened.
The President of the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe acting
on behalf of the European Armenian diaspora, writes to you with
the demand that the referee’s errors in this match be condemned
and the match replayed. This is the only acceptable solution in
these circumstances both to Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora
worldwide. We note that fairness and sound principles displayed by
the UEFA management during your office as President left a valuable
legacy and it is with reference to these that we hope justice can be
restored in this instance.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.”
From: Baghdasarian
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