Relations With The Media
Nallbani is known in Albania as being a bubbly and extravagant person who likes to make jokes with the Albanian media. During the 2008-2009 season in a heated derby match against his former team Partizani Tirana Nallbani was booked for handling the ball outside of his area which angered the Partizani players and fans as they thought that the keeper deserved a sending off for the offence. After the match ended Nallbani tried to explain in the changing rooms that he did not handle the ball outside his area saying
"i swear on my daughter, I didn't touch the ball with my hand."
This was very ironic as Nallbani is the proud father of two children, however he has never had a daughter as both of his children are boys. The referee Elvis Peza had also not booked Nallbani for a foul in the 55th minute on Partizani's Brazilian striker Paulo Marcel Pereira Merabet. This prompted an investigation from the FSHF (Albanian FA) into Peza's performance during the match which received a lot of media coverage in Albania as Nallbani was involved in two key decisions during the match. Former player and now head of Refereeing in Albania Ilir Shulku quickly jumped to Peza's defence and put him off the hook.
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