LEIF SUNDELL REFEREED CORRECTLY - CROATIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION

ZAGREB, Dec 17 (Hina) - The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) on Tuesday explicitly refuted statements that selector of the Croatian football team, Miroslav Ciro Blazevic, had accused Swedish referee Leif Sundell of receiving a million German marks to oust the Croatian team from further competition at the quarterfinals played between Croatia and Germany at the European Championships in England. "Nobody from the (HNS), let alone selector Blazevic, ever uttered any such accusations against referee Sundell," spokesman of the Croatian Football Federation, Darko Tironi, said in Zagreb on Tuesday, reacting to certain articles in domestic and foreign newspapers. "Moreover, Mr. Blazevic and HNS leaders kept pointing out the excellent refereeing at the 'Euro '96' championships. Thus, selector Blazevic and the HNS leadership categorically dissociate themselves from the mentioned articles," Tironi said. (hina) lm 171244 MET dec 96