Despite the pressure of replacing Baggio at international level, Totti had a successful Euro 2000 campaign, scoring in wins against Romania and Belgium. host = host.toLowerCase(); Totti was subsequently banned until the semi-finals, but did not play in the tournament again, as Italy failed to qualify for the next round. Playmaker Totti and strikers Owen and Van Nistelrooy head the list of players at Euro 2004 hoping to extend the mystique of the game's most … Francesco Totti's problems may earn Alessandro del Piero a reprieve. Watch the highlights of a superb individual display in the EURO 2000 final from Italy's Francesco Totti. Ve třech zápasech nesmí nastoupit italský fotbalista Francesco Totti, který v pondělním zápase mistrovství Evropy plivl na dánského protihráče Christiana Poulsena. Totti acquired a measure of infamy at Euro 2004 after he spat at Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen in a goalless draw on 14 June 2004. Soccer players regard spitting as one of the most disrespectful actions possible by an opposing player. A spit at Denmark’s Christian Poulsen in Italy’s opening game at Euro 2004. By Rob Hughes, International Herald Tribune. Adidas Roteiro Official Match Ball of UEFA EURO 2004 Adidas Press Release Tuesday, June 8, 2004 , Herzogenaurach, Personalized Match Balls for Every UEFA EURO 2004 TM Match In what is a first for a major football tournament, every single match ball at UEFA EURO 2004 will be specifically personalized to each individual game. "Obviously we are not happy but he (Totti) is calm and we are waiting for UEFA's decision which we will respect. Totti, whose face adorns much of the promotional material for Italy's Euro 2004 campaign and who has several lucrative sponsorship deals, had until midnight on Wednesday to offer a defense. Kromě dvou zbývajících zápasů ve skupině tak v případě postupu zmešká i čtvrtfinále, v němž mohou Italové narazit na českou reprezentaci. All external sites will open in a new browser. Totti bears Poulsen grudge Roma captain Francesco Totti has still not forgiven Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen for his part in his suspension at Euro 2004. Totti made his Roma debut as a 16-year-old and by 1995 had established himself as a first-team regular at the Stadio Olimpico. As it is, his country will rue his stupidity. The 2002 WC stunk & so did Euro 2004. Anything less than banishing Totti from the entire tournament is leniency on UEFA's part because the offense — spitting not once but several times at his Danish opponent, Christian Poulsen — was only one manifestation of Totti's despicable behavior during the match Tuesday night. LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) -- UEFA have charged Italian playmaker Francesco Totti with "gross unsporting conduct" for spitting at Denmark's Christian Poulsen in Monday's Euro 2004 draw. He was subsequently banned until the semifinals, but never made it back to action and finished the competition scoreless due to Italy's elimination in the first round. Television images broadcast by Italy's RAI network showed Totti spitting in the face of midfielder Poulsen and precedents suggest the Roma captain could receive a lengthy suspension. Francesco Totti Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian former professional footballer who played solely for Roma and the Italy national team primarily as an attacking midfielder or second striker, but could also play as a lone striker or winger. Del Piero, who complained before the tournament that Totti … In defense of Totti, Poulsen has developed a reputation for a dirty player. If found guilty the Roman could be forced to sit out several matches and if UEFA takes a hard line could even be banned for the rest of the competition. Italian and Danish television both showed the footage, which was not screened in the live match coverage, and, confronted with an official protest from the Danish Football Union, UEFA was compelled to act. Euro 2004 Euro 2004, lại một lần nữa Italia và Totti nhận được sự kì vọng lớn lao của người hâm mộ sau những màn trình diễn ấn tượng ở vòng loại và các trận giao hữu. Euro 2004. Group stage. Francesco Totti, the Italian who is supposed to lend creative artistry to his nation's soccer, on Thursday was banished from Euro 2004 for three games for gross unsporting conduct. Copy. His shoe was raised so high, his studs showing, that he could have kneecapped Rene Henriksen who, as it was, had to be led off the field after treatment. Football: Euro 2004: Totti will not appeal UEFA suspension. Prior to the 2006 World Cup, a broken ankle ruled him out for three months, threatening to rule him out of Italy’s campaign before it began. }else { Totti will miss his side's next two Group C matches against Sweden and Bulgaria as well as the quarter-finals should the Italians qualify. EURO 2004. It was compelled, too, by precedent to bar Totti from at least three matches, and some would say more. "Everyone is useful but no-one is irreplaceable.". Two subsequent international flops would follow, as Italy crashed out of the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 early on, with Totti making little impact. But it is the spitting, the full manifestation of the spite in Totti, that UEFA's disciplinary committee was obliged to punish. Superstars behaving badly is all too common a theme in a game that is, rightly, promoted the world over as a vehicle for harmony and a model for the young. Italy have said they will not appeal against Francesco Totti's three-game suspension for spitting. Totti trained with the rest of the Italian squad on Wednesday afternoon. Totti got sent off/taken out in both tournaments. After a checkered past that saw his last two major international tournaments end in disgrace—a red card in South Korea at World Cup 2002 and run in with Christian Poulsen at Euro 2004—Totti was vindicated, just as their World Cup triumph … Group C / Porto. Share. March 2004 - EURO 2004 was a tournament to forget for Totti. COIMBRA, Portugal:— Francesco Totti, the Italian who is supposed to lend creative artistry to his nation's soccer, on Thursday was banished from Euro 2004 for three games for gross unsporting conduct. The DBU said in a statement that "Totti on several occasions, unprovoked, spat in Poulsen's face.". In the most recent case in European competition, Lazio's Serbian defender Sinisa Mihajlovic was banned for eight games after spitting at Chelsea's Romanian striker Adrian Mutu in a Champions League match in November. The 27-year-old was charged with gross unsporting misconduct after spitting at Denmark's Christian Poulsen.