tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672552.post-1147785725796410602006-05-16T13:17:00.000Z2006-05-16T13:22:06.366ZOne of the linesmen for the Champions League final has protested his impartiality after being photographed in a Barcelona shirt on Monday.<br /><br />Norwegian Ole Hermann Borgan wore the shirt for a photoshoot with his local newspaper, Drammens Tidende.<br /><br />"There is no reason to doubt my impartiality - I don't support either of the teams," Borgan said.<br /><br />Uefa has no plans to replace Borgan for the final in Paris on Wednesday, a spokesperson told BBC Sport.<br /><br />Arsenal have refused to comment on the story before their manager, Arsene Wenger, gives his pre-match news conference at 1645 BST on Tuesday.<br /><br />The newspaper wanted Borgan to wear both Arsenal and Barcelona shirts for the photoshoot, according to its sports editor Per Jan Brekke.<br /><br />There is an unwritten rule that officials must not do anything which will cast doubt on their impartiality<br /><br />But the official found out he only owned a Barca shirt - and this was the picture that appeared in Tuesday's edition of the paper.<br /><br />"It was both insensitive and stupid of me. I did not think deeply enough about the situation and the consequences when I was asked to dress up in the shirt," Borgan said.<br /><br />The officials for the final will all be Norwegian, with Terje Hauge the main man in charge. Steinar Holvik and Borgan will run the lines.<br /><br />"We are on our way to Paris to do a good job - nothing more, nothing less," Borgan said.<br /><br />Norway's referees chief, Rune Pedersen, agreed that Borgan had been unwise to pose in the shirt.<br /><br />"There is an unwritten rule that officials must not do anything which will cast doubt on their impartiality," he said.Andy S. Murray (Netarcher)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11606275422477696693noreply@blogger.com