ALMATY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Kazakh club Taraz have threatened to withdraw from the country's premier league in protest after the football federation annulled their victory at the weekend and banned the referee for life. The federation ordered a replay of the match, in which Taraz beat Tobol Kostanai 1-0, and issued a life ban to referee Sergei Pasko as punishment for "biased" officiating. His assistant, Sergei Vasyutin, was banned until the end of the season, the federation said in a statement. "Referees often make mistakes. In this case, they weren't simply mistakes. ...
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