THE REMARKABLE CRIMES OF FOOTBAL'S MOST INFAMOUS REFEREE
JOSH BLAND charts the rise and sensational downfall of the Ecuadorian official

Byron Moreno

In the arena of refereeing, few names are as stigmatized as that of Ecuadorianborn official Byron Moreno. 
Moreno is a name associated with greed, corruption, politics and scandal – but the story of the man from Quito is not as widely known as it should be in Europe (unless of course, you happen to be Italian, but more of that later).
It would appear that Moreno enjoyed a relatively uneventful and successful beginning to his r...