Catania president Antonio Pulvirenti revealed his intention to retire from football following the tragic events that happened on Friday and resulted in a policeman being killed. Police officer Filippo Raciti was killed when struck in the face by a home-made bomb during Palermo's 2-1 victory over Catania in the Serie A following crowd riots. The Italian football federation (FIGC) reacted immediately and decided to halt Serie A and B games as well as Italy's friendly against Romania which was due to be played on Wednesday. "I am enormously upset at this and at this moment in time I intend to call it quits," Pulvirenti was quoted as saying by Calcio Italia magazine on Saturday. "It cannot be an immediate move purely for administrative reasons, but from tonight this sport no longer fits with me." Pulvirenti follows in the footsteps of Catania's director Pietro Lo Monaco, who said he will leave the world of football. "This is a world I don't recognize," he said last night. Catania have shut down their official website and left a message saying that it is not the right time to talk about football matters amid these shameful incidents. "We apologize, but it seems truly absurd to be writing about football at this time." "Our thoughts are exclusively with the family of Chief Inspector Raciti, who lost his life trying to safeguard the public during a match."
