Cologne V Mainz

[FantasticMrFuchs]

My other half has told me 50,000 Fans got sent home from the Stadium today after the referee tried to Commit Suicide before todays game not got to much information at the minute

BERLIN — The Bundesliga match between Cologne and Mainz was called off 40 minutes before kick-off on Saturday after the referee tried to commit suicide.

Hanover police said 41-year-old Babak Rafati had tried to commit suicide while the local press reported the referee of Iranian origin been found in his hotel room having cut open his veins.

Rafati has been a Bundesliga referee for six years, his first match having been between Cologne and Mainz.

http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?98987-German-Iranian-referee-Babak-Rafati-tried-to-commit-suicide

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[Fox92]

[Finnegan]

Jesus, that's awful.

I hope he pulls through and is given the privacy and the care he needs to make a full recovery; both physically and mentally.

[OriginalRobboFOX]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15806602.stm

[MPH]

I think its only a matter of time that this kind of thing happens in England.

I dont excuse the bad decision making but i think there is tremendous pressure put on referees by fans, players, the media, the FA , club officials.. Everyone..... they are under constant scrutiny...

[fatmando]

Incomprehensible.