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English referee Howard Webb could be offered Polish citizenship - so he can never officiate at a match involving the country again.

Webb faced death threats after awarding a last-minute penalty to Austria in their Euro 2008 showdown with Poland last week.

Now Polish fans say the only way to keep Webb away from their national team is to offer him a passport as he would then not be able to take charge of games involving his own country.

"It would stop him from hurting us again," said one fan on a Polish fans' website where the campaign began.

Webb - a police sergeant from Rotherham - has refused to give in to pressure over his decision.

"We don't want to be popular - we want to be respected," he said.